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{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name    = Maharakshak: Devi
| image       = Maharakshak Devi.jpg
| image = Maharakshak Devi.jpg
| caption     = Show logo
| caption = Show logo
| country     = India
| country = India
| language     = Hindi
| language = Hindi
| network     = [[Zee TV]]
| network = [[Zee TV]]
| creator     = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
| creator = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
| runtime     = 50 minutes
| runtime = 50 minutes
| genre       = [[Children's television series]]<br/>[[Action (genre)|Action]]<br/>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<br/>[[Fantasy (genre)|Fantasy]]
| genre = [[Children's television series]]<br>[[Action (genre)|Action]]<br>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<br>[[Fantasy (genre)|Fantasy]]
| director     = Vaibhav Mutha
| director = Vaibhav Mutha
| first_aired  = {{start date|df=y|2015|3|14}}
| first_aired  = {{start date|df=y|2015|3|14}}
| last_aired  = {{end date|df=y|2015|6|7}}
| last_aired  = {{end date|df=y|2015|6|7}}
| num_seasons  = 1
| num_seasons  = 1
| num_episodes =26
| num_episodes = 26
| producer = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
| producer     = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
| website = http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/shows/maharakshak-devi/
| website_title=
}}
}}


'''''Maharakshak: Devi''''' is an [[India]]n [[Superhero fiction#Live-action television series|superhero]] [[children's television series]] that premiered on [[Zee TV]] on 14 March 2015.
'''''Maharakshak: Devi''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Superhero fiction#Live-action television series|superhero]] [[fantasy television]] [[children's television series]] about [[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]] reincarnated as a teenage girl in modern [[Mumbai]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
The series follows the story of Gauri, who is an incarnation of the [[Hindu deities|Hindu Goddess]] [[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]. During the first 17 years of her life, Gauri is raised and trained by her [[Guru#In Hinduism|Guru]], [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]], who found her floating in the river when she was an infant. She eventually battles various [[asura]]s that exist in the contemporary world ([[Bhasmasur]], [[Kumbhakarna#Origin|Kumbhakarna]], [[Mahishasura]], [[Raktabīja]], and [[Sumbha and Nisumbha]]), under the service of their Guru, [[Shukra#Ideology|Shukracharya]]. Her companions and advisors are Brihaspati, [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]], Inspector Narayan, and [[Krishna]].
The series follows the story of Gauri, who is an incarnation of the [[Hindu deities|Hindu Goddess]] [[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]. During the first 17 years of her life, Gauri is raised and trained by her [[Guru#In Hinduism|Guru]], [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]], who found her floating in the river when she was an infant. She eventually battles various [[asura]]s that exist in the contemporary world ([[Bhasmasura]], [[Kumbhakarna#Origin|Kumbhakarna]], [[Mahishasura]], [[Jalandhara]], [[Raktabīja]] and [[Sumbha and Nisumbha]]) under the service of their Guru, [[Shukra#Hinduism|Shukracharya]]. Her companions and advisors are Brihaspati, [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]], Parijaat, Inspector Narayan, and [[Krishna]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Umang Jain]] as Gauri/[[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web
* [[Umang Jain]] as Gauri/[[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/maharakshak-devi/cast/785066/|title=Maharakshak Devi: Cast|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=|publisher=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/maharakshak-devi/cast/785066/
|title=Maharakshak Devi: Cast
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=
|publisher=[[TV Guide]]
}}</ref>
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]]/Professor Jayant<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]]/Professor Jayant<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as [[Shukra#Ideology|Shukracharya]]/Virat Mittal<ref name=interview>{{cite web
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as [[Shukra#Hinduism|Shukracharya]]/Virat Mittal<ref name=interview>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21HXiu-6avA&list=PL5x9PStbfiC3qUygG4p3CoK9lhd0aWYwY&index=11&t=0s|title=Watch: The superheroine show 'Devi'|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=11 March 2019|publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] (IANS TV)}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21HXiu-6avA&list=PL5x9PStbfiC3qUygG4p3CoK9lhd0aWYwY&index=11&t=0s
|title=Watch: The superheroine show 'Devi'
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2019-03-11
|publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] (IANS TV)
}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Karan Suchak]] as Inspector Narayan/[[Narada]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Karan Suchak]] as Inspector Narayan/[[Narada]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Shresth Kumar]] as [[Krishna]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Shresth Kumar]] as [[Krishna]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Sahil Uppal]] as [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Sahil Uppal]] as [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Ankit Gera]] as Bhasma/[[Bhasmasur]]<ref name=career>{{cite web
* [[Ankit Gera]] as Bhasma/[[Bhasmasura]]<ref name=career>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ankit-Gera-I-would-never-put-an-ongoing-TV-show-on-stake-to-pursue-a-career-in-films/articleshow/46432189.cms|title=Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=Patel
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ankit-Gera-I-would-never-put-an-ongoing-TV-show-on-stake-to-pursue-a-career-in-films/articleshow/46432189.cms
|first=Ano|date=9 April 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
|title=Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=Patel
|first=Ano
|date=2019-04-09
|work=[[The Times of India]]
}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Varun Kapoor]] as Mahish/[[Mahishasura]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Varun Kapoor]] as Mahish/[[Mahishasura]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* Rushiraj Pawar as Parijaat<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Rushiraj Pawar]] as Parijaat<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Nikita Sharma]] as Vedika<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Nikita Sharma]] as Vedika<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]] as Meena<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]] as Meena<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Ujjawal Gauraha]] as Jalandhar<ref name="tvguide"/>
* Ujjwal Gauraha as Jalandhar<ref name="tvguide"/>
 
*[[Tarun Khanna (actor)|Tarun Khanna]] as Raktabija
===Episodic Appearance===
* [[Gautham Menon]] as himself
* [[Nithiin]] as himself
* [[Sai Dharam Tej]] as himself


==Development==
==Development==
In response to a perceived lack of superheroes in Indian films, [[Zee TV]] launched its Maharakshak superhero franchise in 2014 with the three-month serial, ''[[Maharakshak: Aryan]]''.<ref name=homegrown>{{cite web
In response to a perceived lack of superheroes in Indian films, [[Zee TV]] launched its Maharakshak superhero franchise in 2014 with the three-month serial, ''[[Maharakshak: Aryan]]''.<ref name=homegrown>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/a-homegrown-superhero-series/|title=A homegrown superhero series
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/a-homegrown-superhero-series/
|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=Bhadani|first=Priyanka|date=24 October 2014|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name=returns>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/indias-original-super-heroine-returns-as-maharakshak-devi.html|title=India's Original Super 'Heroine' returns as 'Maharakshak Devi'|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=12 March 2015|publisher=[[Zee TV]]}}</ref> It was followed in 2015 with the second instalment, the three month series, ''Maharakshak: Devi'' (while the network originally planned for the franchise to consist of three series, only two have been released to date).<ref name=strength>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/zee-tv-presents-indias-first-female-superhero-devi-the-epitome-of-strength.html|title=ZEE TV presents India's First Female Superhero 'DEVI' - The Epitome of Strength|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=9 March 2015|publisher=[[Zee TV]]|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921215424/http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/zee-tv-presents-indias-first-female-superhero-devi-the-epitome-of-strength.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=trailer>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VSkjOsdK7w|title=Maharakshak Devi Trailer |accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=1 April 2019|publisher=[[Zee TV]]}}</ref> ''Maharakshak: Devi'' was conceived of as a vehicle to highlight female empowerment.<ref name=lands>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/maharakshak-devi-superheroine-lands-on-indian-tv/
|title=A homegrown superhero series
|title='Maharakshak Devi' – superheroine lands on Indian TV|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=11 March 2019|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
|accessdate=2019-09-21
}}</ref> Umang Jain was cast in the dual roles of Gauri/Devi, partly due to her background as a dancer and a brown belt in the martial arts.<ref name=strength/> Jain states that she was drawn to the role because it was a challenging one.<ref name=undergone>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/tv-has-undergone-a-major-change-actress-umang-jain/|title=TV has undergone a major change: Actress Umang Jain|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=13 March 2019|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
|last=Bhadani
|first=Priyanka
|date=2014-10-24
|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref><ref name=returns>{{cite web
|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/indias-original-super-heroine-returns-as-maharakshak-devi.html
|title=India's Original Super 'Heroine' returns as 'Maharakshak Devi'
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2015-03-12
|publisher=[[Zee TV]]
}}</ref> It was followed in 2015 with the second installment, the three month series, ''Maharakshak: Devi'' (while the network originally planned for the franchise to consist of three series, only two have been released to date).<ref name=strength>{{cite web
|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/zee-tv-presents-indias-first-female-superhero-devi-the-epitome-of-strength.html
|title=ZEE TV presents India's First Female Superhero 'DEVI' - The Epitome of Strength
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2015-03-09
|publisher=[[Zee TV]]
}}</ref><ref name=trailer>{{cite web
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VSkjOsdK7w
|title=Maharakshak Devi Trailer
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=
|first=
|date=2019-04-01
|publisher=[[Zee TV#International feeds|Zee TV Africa]]
}}</ref> ''Maharakshak: Devi'' was conceived of as a vehicle to highlight female empowerment.<ref name=lands>{{cite web
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/maharakshak-devi-superheroine-lands-on-indian-tv/
|title='Maharakshak Devi' – superheroine lands on Indian TV
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]
|date=2019-03-11
|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref> Umang Jain was cast in the dual roles of Gauri/Devi, partly due to her background as a dancer and a brown belt in the martial arts.<ref name=strength/> Jain states that she was drawn to the role because it was a challenging one.<ref name=undergone>{{cite web
|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/tv-has-undergone-a-major-change-actress-umang-jain/
|title=TV has undergone a major change: Actress Umang Jain
|accessdate=2019-09-21
|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]
|date=2019-03-13
|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref><ref name=lands/>
}}</ref><ref name=lands/>


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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|6921490}}
*{{IMDb title|6921490}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6wuK-KHBnQ&list=PLbZxdQd9WcS3TiqsCn5C_m8dEneVR96d6&index=1&t=157s Maharakshak Devi] at [[Zee TV|Zee TV Official Channel]]
*[https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/vertex-volt-continues-to-partner-with-zee-tv-for-2nd-story-of-maharakshak-series-devi/ Vertex Volt continues to partner with Zee TV for 2nd story of Maharakshak series – ‘Devi’]


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Maharakshak: Devi
File:Maharakshak Devi.jpg
Show logo
GenreChildren's television series
Action
Thriller
Fantasy
Created byEssel Vision Productions
Directed byVaibhav Mutha
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerEssel Vision Productions
Running time50 minutes
Release
Original networkZee TV
Original release14 March (2015-03-14) –
7 June 2015 (2015-06-07)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Maharakshak: Devi is a 2015 Indian superhero fantasy television children's television series about Devi/Durga reincarnated as a teenage girl in modern Mumbai.

Plot[edit | edit source]

The series follows the story of Gauri, who is an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Devi/Durga. During the first 17 years of her life, Gauri is raised and trained by her Guru, Brihaspati, who found her floating in the river when she was an infant. She eventually battles various asuras that exist in the contemporary world (Bhasmasura, Kumbhakarna, Mahishasura, Jalandhara, Raktabīja and Sumbha and Nisumbha) under the service of their Guru, Shukracharya. Her companions and advisors are Brihaspati, Tiger, Parijaat, Inspector Narayan, and Krishna.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Development[edit | edit source]

In response to a perceived lack of superheroes in Indian films, Zee TV launched its Maharakshak superhero franchise in 2014 with the three-month serial, Maharakshak: Aryan.[4][5] It was followed in 2015 with the second instalment, the three month series, Maharakshak: Devi (while the network originally planned for the franchise to consist of three series, only two have been released to date).[6][7] Maharakshak: Devi was conceived of as a vehicle to highlight female empowerment.[8] Umang Jain was cast in the dual roles of Gauri/Devi, partly due to her background as a dancer and a brown belt in the martial arts.[6] Jain states that she was drawn to the role because it was a challenging one.[9][8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Maharakshak Devi: Cast". TV Guide. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Watch: The superheroine show 'Devi'". Indo-Asian News Service (IANS TV). 11 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Patel, Ano (9 April 2019). "Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Bhadani, Priyanka (24 October 2014). "A homegrown superhero series". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "India's Original Super 'Heroine' returns as 'Maharakshak Devi'". Zee TV. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "ZEE TV presents India's First Female Superhero 'DEVI' - The Epitome of Strength". Zee TV. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Maharakshak Devi Trailer". Zee TV. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Indo-Asian News Service (11 March 2019). "'Maharakshak Devi' – superheroine lands on Indian TV". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  9. ↑ Indo-Asian News Service (13 March 2019). "TV has undergone a major change: Actress Umang Jain". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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