Mukesh Khanna as Shaktimaan. (courtesy iammukeshkhanna)
Highlights
- Sony Pictures announced the project on Thursday
- The cast has not been revealed as of now
- Mukesh Khanna also shared the teaser
A quick glance through Friday's trends list will show that Shaktimaan is trending big time on the Internet. On Thursday, Sony Pictures India announced that it will back the film adaptation of the popular superhero TV show and that a top star will feature in the lead role. The cast of the film has not been revealed as of now but what has begun is the chain of memes from fans and some nostalgia-soaked posts. Not that one requires a background but for those who do, Shaktimaan is said to be India's first superhero show, which aired on Doordarshan from 1997 to 2005. Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna played the famous superhero and his alter ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri in it.
Let's look at the memes already:
"Only 90s Kids known what is that," tweeted a fan. This Twitter user definitely understood the assignment.
Simply put, there are going to be many tweets on 90s kids. Can't help it.
Dr Jackal over Doctor strange, any day.
The Shaktimaan hype is real.
The one with Shark Tank reference: "Marvel and DC super heroes after watching Shaktimaan - I am out."
And the The Pursuit of Happyness (with a Y). This Will Smith dialogue is apt to describe Twitter's mood.
The teaser of the Shaktimaan movie was shared on the Sony Pictures' YouTube channel on Thursday. "After the super success of our many superhero films in India and globally, its time for our desi Superhero! Sony Pictures International Productions is set to bring 'Shaktimaan' to the big screen, and will recreate the magic of the iconic superhero, to be headlined by one of India's superstars. Will join hands with Brewing Thoughts Private Limited, and Mukesh Khanna's Bheeshm International," read the description of the YouTube video.
Produced by Mukesh Khanna and directed by Dinkar Jani,Shaktimaan chronicled the adventures of the famous superhero and his alter ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri. The show resonates with today's generation. After the show aired, a mini-educational series of sorts called Shahktimaan's Choti Choti Magar Moti Baatein< used to be shown.