Shaka Laka Boom Boom
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| Shaka Laka Boom Boom | |
|---|---|
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| Starring | Cast | 
| Opening theme | "Shaka Laka Boom Boom" | 
| Country of origin | India | 
| No. of seasons | 4 | 
| No. of episodes | 491 | 
| Production | |
| Editor | Manish Mistry | 
| Running time | 24 minutes | 
| Production companies | UTV Software Communications (2000–2004) Rose Audio Visuals (2003)[1]  | 
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National (original series) Star Plus (revival series)  | 
| Picture format | 480i | 
| Original release | Doordarshan series: 15 October 2000[2] – 6 May 2001 Star Plus series: 19 August 2002[3] – 10 October 2004  | 
Shaka Laka Boom Boom is an Indian television series. It first aired as 30 episodes series on DD National channel from 15 October 2000.[2] It was later taken up by Star Plus in 2001 and their version first premiered on 19 August 2002 with Kinshuk Vaidya as Sanju.[4] The series also re-aired on Star Utsav,[5] Disney Channel India, STAR One,[6] Disney XD, Hungama TV[7] and a Tamil dubbed version on Vijay TV.[8] It was written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya.[9] Merchandise based on the series were also launched in markets.[10]
Plot[edit]
The first season revolves around the central character, Sanju, finding a magical pencil, which has the ability to bring things drawn with it to life.[11] The second season centres on an alien, Shaan, and his adventures with the magical pencil.[12] The third season is about Sanju and Shaan's adventures in a magic school called Jadoo High, and in the fourth season, Sanju travels to the year 2022 to protect his family.[13]
Shekinah Bhajgawre, a secondary school teacher talked about this show.
Cast[edit]
- Vishal Solanki as Sanju (2000-2001)[2]
 - Kinshuk Vaidya as Sanju (2002-2004)[14]
 - Rahul Joshi as Shaan/Neeraj's sidekick
 - Kalyani Nerurkar as Zoya/Nito
 - Hansika Motwani as Karuna[14]/Shona[12]
 - Frank Anthony as Chandu
 - Sainee Raj as Ritu[14]
 - Reema Vohra as Sanjana[14]
 - Adnan Jp as Jaggu[14]
 - Madhur Mittal as Tito[14]
 - Nikhil Yadav as Partho / Poisdon
 - Mamik Singh / Rushad Rana as Adult Sanju / Sandros
 - Tanvi Hegde as Fruity
 - Tushar Dalvi as Raj: Sanju's father (2000-2001)
 - Sudha Chandran as Sanju's mother (2000-2001)
 - Lata Sabharwal as Sanju's Mother
 - Ashiesh Roy as Partho's father
 - Aditya Kapadia as Jhumru[14]
 - Amrapali Gupta as Kitty (2003-2004)
 - Pallavi Rao as Karuna Maami
 - Vaishali Thakkar as Lalita
 - Romit Raaj as Karan (2003)
 - Jennifer Winget as Piya (2003)
 - Chahatt Khanna as Simple (Ex) / Jay Rani
 - Tanmay Jahagirdar as Sunny
 - Ishita Sharma as Simple
 - Ronak Kotecha as Silly Point
 - Mehul as Short Leg
 - KK Goswami as Crystal
 - Shehzad Khan as Tiger
 - Sachin Singh as Monu
 - Jagesh Mukati as Mangu
 - Kurush Deboo as Colonel K.K. aka K.K. Uncle
 - Bharati Achrekar as School Principal
 - Jarrar Choudhry as Inspector Abhinav
 - Ankit Shah as Sanju's cousin Sumit
 
References[edit]
- ↑ "Star Plus switching production on two UTV shows". 26 July 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Relief for parents". 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Star woos young ones with 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom'". 19 August 2002. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
 - ↑ An Interview with Sameer Kulkarni. IndianTelevision. 15 November 2001
 - ↑ "Star Utsav spells magic this Children's Day". 8 November 2005. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
 - ↑ "STAR - Programme Guide". 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008.
 - ↑ "Hungama TV COO Zarina Mehta". 27 May 2006. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
 - ↑ "Vijay TV scripts a turnaround tale". Indian Television Dot Com. 30 April 2005.
 - ↑ ""Indians laugh at institutions, or at stereotypes. A comedy writer should tap into that feature": Vijay Krishna Acharya". 18 September 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
 - ↑ "This magic pencil creates a lot of dhoom - Times of India". The Times of India.
 - ↑ "There is magic in the air". The Sunday Tribune. 11 August 2002
 - ↑ 12.0 12.1 "UTV has big hopes on revamped 'Shakalaka Boom Boom'". Indian Television Dot Com. 24 November 2003.
 - ↑ "Star Plus's 'SLBB' makes a decade shift (2022)". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 September 2004.
 - ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 "'Shakalaka Boom Boom' cast: Then & Now". The Times of India. 24 September 2015.
 
External links[edit]
- Star Plus original programming
 - Indian children's television series
 - 2000 Indian television series debuts
 - 2004 Indian television series endings
 - Television about magic
 - Rose Audio Visuals
 - UTV Television
 - Indian fantasy television series
 - Star Utsav original programming
 - DD National original programming
 - Time travel in television
 - Disney XD (Indian TV channel) original programming
 - Television series set in the 2020s