Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai () is an Indian

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television series which aired on

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from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007. It is about the heroic deeds and adventures of a

called Hero, who is bestowed with out-of-this-world magical powers by the Goddess

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to help him fight the criminals and

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. Created by Arif Ali of UTV and directed by Waseem Sabir and Imtiaz Alam. It starred Sumeet Pathak.

Synopsis

The story revolves around a boy named Joy, who is disliked by most of his schoolmates. 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.

Cast

* Sumeet Pathak as Joy Sehgal/Hero (2005–2007) * Rupali Suri as Babli (2005) * Nirmal Soni as Dholu (2005) *

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as Sunaina Sehgal (2005, 2007) **

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replaced Tulaskar as Sunaina (2006) * Mayank Tandon as Avi Sehgal (2005–2006) * Chetanya Adib as Veer Sehgal/Virat (2006) * Lavina Tandon as Charlotte (2005–2006) * Kishan Savjani as Raju "Rejji" Madan Saxena (2005–2006) * Dhairya Ojha as Chunky Nayyar (2005) * Rakesh Thareja as Prem Prakash Sharma (2005–2007) * Vijay Aidasani as Principal Karnal Raghavan (2005) * Rajeev Kumar as Varun Sir (2005) * Akshita Garuad as Menaakshi "Meenu" Desai (2005) * Parth Muni as Balvinder "Chotta Pape" Kulwinder Harnam Singh Sodhi (2005–2007) *

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as Bebe (2005) * Pragati Mehra as Kirthar Maami (2005) * Addite Malik as Miss Jasmine (2005) * Gaurav Gera as Cameraman Flash (2005) * Abbas Ali as Goga/Zipzap (2005, 2006) * Anuj Pandit Sharma as Invisible boy Sadashiv (2005) * Renuka Bondre as Manorma * Chahatt Khanna as Princess Myra (2005) * Amano Dhyan as Bubble Badashah (2006) * Amit K Sinha as Chumbak Choo (2006) * Shahid Hassan as Gappi (2006) *

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as Dhappi (2006) * Akanksha Kapil as Shruti Singh (2006) * Shridhar Watsar as Gabbar (2006) * Vijay Ganju as Cactus Cola (2006) * Jagesh Mukati as Caiptan Cooker (2006) *

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as Changa Mama (2006) * Bijal Batavia as Sharmila Miss (2007) * Shivansh as Honey (2007) * Adityansh as Bankey "BB" Babu (2007) *

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as Neetu Shrivastava (2007) *

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as Dr. Darr/Masoom Sir (2007) * Farzil Pardiwalla as Harry's Dad (2007) * Sachin Nayak as Umbrella Man (2007) * Daniyal Hassan as Harry "Harry The Rockstar" Podar (2007)

Broadcast

The series aired from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007 on

and ran for 3 seasons and 168 episodes. Reruns of the series also aired on

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and

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai 2005 Indian television series debuts 2007 Indian television series endings Indian drama television series Indian superhero television shows Hungama TV original programming UTV Television Indian fantasy television series Jetix original programming Disney XD (Indian TV channel) original programming Indian action television series