Shaktimaan Movie Trilogy Announced by Sony Pictures India: Watch Teaser

Shaktimaan – arguably India’s most popular superhero of all time – is ready to make its way to the big screen, Sony Pictures India announced on Thursday. Fans will consider it a trilogy based on the Indian superhero Shaktimaan. Original Shaktiman The TV series aired for eight years on DD National, and Sony Pictures India has partnered with show’s original producer Mukesh Khanna’s Bhishma International and Brewing Thoughts for upcoming films. Khanna played the role of Shaktimaan in the original series.

a teaser for Shaktiman The film was shared on Sony Pictures’ Youtube channel on Thursday. The description of the teaser video states that the studio wants to “recreate the magic of the iconic superhero” and that the film will be titled by one of the nation’s superstars. Sony Pictures India has revealed that it will be working with the makers of the original TV series, who also reprized the dual role of Shaktimaan and his alternate personality, Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri.

“After the super success of many of our superhero movies in India and across the world, it’s time for our desi superheroes!” studio tweeted on Thursday.

There is currently no word on who will direct the films, or which actor will star. Original Shaktiman The TV series aired in Hindi and ran for eight years since its debut in 1997, and has built up a huge fan base over the years, especially among younger audiences. There is no word on the release date as well.

Shaktiman Sony Pictures India will be the first foray into the Indian superhero space, and the studio says it will seek expertise from parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment and its headquarters in Culver City, California, US, to access the latest technology in moviemaking and postproduction.