Indian television series
| Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Arif Ali |
| Screenplay by | Rahul Bose Anand Barotia Rishi Mittal Ram Kishore Prasad Deepak Jaul Sanatan Nehru |
| Story by | Rohit Gohlawt |
| Opening theme | Joy Ke Sang |
| Ending theme | Hero Title Song |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3[1][2] |
| No. of episodes | 168 |
| Producers | Ronnie Screwvala Zarina Mehta Deven Khote |
| Cinematography | Durga Prasad Singh |
| Running time | 20-22 minutes |
| Production company | UTV Software Communications |
| Network | Hungama TV |
| Release | 30 May 2005 (2005-05-30) – 9 August 2007 (2007-08-09) |
Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai (transl. Hero – Devotion is Strength) is an Indian superhero television series that aired on Hungama TV from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007.[3][4] It is about the heroic deeds and adventures of a superhero called Hero, who is bestowed with out-of-this-world magical powers by the Goddess Durga to help him fight the criminals and supervillains. Created by Arif Ali of UTV and directed by Waseem Sabir and Imtiaz Alam. It starred Sumeet Pathak.
The story revolves around a boy named Joy, who is disliked by most of his peers, including his younger brother Avi, for his innocent child persona. Due to his innocence and indomitable will, the goddess is impressed and gives him a magical ring through which he can transform himself into a superhero named "HERO". From this point on, Joy regularly saves the world from powerful supervillains like Virat and Samrat.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 80 | May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30) | October 27, 2005 (2005-10-27) | |
| 2 | 38 | June 12, 2006 (June 12, 2006) | August 10, 2006 | |
| 3 | 50 | May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07) | August 9, 2007 (2007-08-09) | |
The series aired from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007 on Hungama TV and ran for 3 seasons and 168 episodes.[6] Reruns of the series also aired on Jetix and Disney XD.[7][8]