Shaktiman, or Shaktimaan, is a fictional character, an Indian television superhero created by Mukesh Khanna and shown on Doordarshan, India's national television network, beginning September 13, 1997.It also aired on Pogo for a while. Mukesh Khanna plays the role of Shaktiman and his alter-ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnathnath Shastri, a photographer for the Aaj Ki Awaaz newspaper. Like Superman, Shaktimaan is superhumanly strong,...
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Shaktiman, or Shaktimaan, is a fictional character, an Indian television superhero created by Mukesh Khanna and shown on Doordarshan, India's national television network, beginning September 13, 1997.It also aired on Pogo for a while. Mukesh Khanna plays the role of Shaktiman and his alter-ego Pandit Gangadhar Vidyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnathnath Shastri, a photographer for the Aaj Ki Awaaz newspaper. Like Superman, Shaktimaan is superhumanly strong, has the ability to fly, and is invulnerable to injury.
In the wake of the 2001 Gujarat Earthquake, Pal toured the affected areas in character as Shaktiman, along with local politician Vishal Kansara of Navsari, boosting morale and distributing relief supplies.
He received his powers from seven gurus who trained and blessed him with "yogic shakti". He was the chosen warrior against evil by the siddha gurus of a cult named Suryanshi. They are the followers of Sun.As a part of his training he was trained with Kundalini Yoga to awaken the 7...
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