# Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai

Hero – Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai (transl. Hero – Devotion is Strength) is an Indian superhero television series which aired on Hungama TV from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007. 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.

## 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)
* Shilpa Tulaskar as Sunaina Sehgal (2005, 2007)
** Beena Banerjee 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)
* Farida Jalal 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)
* Kavi Kumar Azad 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)
* Narendra Bedi as Changa Mama (2006)
* Bijal Batavia as Sharmila Miss (2007)
* Shivansh as Honey (2007)
* Adityansh as Bankey "BB" Babu (2007)
* Shivshakti Sachdev as Neetu Shrivastava (2007)
* Susheel Parashar 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)

## Episodes
### Series overview

| Season | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired |
| Season | Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale |
| | 1 | 80 | May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30) | October 27, 2005 (2005-10-27) |
| | 2 | 38 | June 12, 2006 (2006-06-12) | August 10, 2006 |
| | 3 | 50 | May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07) | August 9, 2007 (2007-08-09) |

### Season 1 (2005)

| No. in series | Episode title | Original air date |
| 1 | "Intro 1" | May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30) |
| 2 | "Intro 2" | May 31, 2005 (2005-05-31) |
| 3 | "Intro 3" | June 1, 2005 (2005-06-01) |
| 4 | "Intro 4" | June 2, 2005 (2005-06-02) |
| 5 | "Intro 5" | June 6, 2005 (2005-06-06) |
| 6 | "Django 1" | June 7, 2005 (2005-06-07) |
| 7 | "Django 2" | June 8, 2005 (2005-06-08) |
| 8 | "Django 3" | June 9, 2005 (2005-06-09) |
| 9 | "Zipzap 1" | June 13, 2005 (2005-06-13) |
| 10 | "Zipzap 2" | June 14, 2005 (2005-06-14) |
| 11 | "Zipzap 3" | June 15, 2005 (2005-06-15) |
| 12 | "Zipzap 4" | June 16, 2005 (2005-06-16) |
| 13 | "Zipzap 5" | June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20) |
| 14 | "Zipzap 6" | June 21, 2005 (2005-06-21) |
| 15 | "Zipzap 7" | June 22, 2005 (2005-06-22) |
| 16 | "Zipzap 8" | June 23, 2005 (2005-06-23) |
| 17 | "Zeher 1" | June 27, 2005 (2005-06-27) |
| 18 | "Zeher 2" | June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28) |
| 19 | "Zeher 3" | June 29, 2005 (2005-06-29) |
| 20 | "Zeher 4" | June 30, 2005 (2005-06-30) |
| 21 | "Zeher and Dr. Aafat 1" | July 4, 2005 (2005-07-04) |
| 22 | "Zeher and Dr. Aafat 2" | July 5, 2005 (2005-07-05) |
| 23 | "Zeher and Dr. Aafat 3" | July 6, 2005 (2005-07-06) |
| 24 | "Zeher and Dr. Aafat 4" | July 7, 2005 (2005-07-07) |
| 25 | "Dr.Danger 1" | July 11, 2005 (2005-07-11) |
| 26 | "Dr.Danger 2" | July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12) |
| 27 | "Dr.Danger 3" | July 13, 2005 (2005-07-13) |
| 28 | "Dr.Danger 4" | July 14, 2005 (2005-07-14) |
| 29 | "Apple Witch and Bebe 1" | July 18, 2005 (2005-07-18) |
| 30 | "Apple Witch and Bebe 2" | July 19, 2005 (2005-07-19) |
| 31 | "Apple Witch and Bebe 3" | July 20, 2005 (2005-07-20) |
| 32 | "Apple Witch and Bebe 4" | July 21, 2005 (2005-07-21) |
| 33 | "Apple Witch and Bebe 5" | July 25, 2005 (2005-07-25) |
| 34 | "Apple Witch and Bebe 6/Invisible Boy 1" | July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26) |
| 35 | "Invisible Boy 2" | July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) |
| 36 | "Invisible Boy 3" | July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) |
| 37 | "Invisible Boy 4" | August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) |
| 38 | "Invisible Boy 5/Flash 1" | August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) |
| 39 | "Flash 2" | August 3, 2005 (2005-08-03) |
| 40 | "Flash 3" | August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) |
| 41 | "Flash 4" | August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08) |
| 42 | "Hero's Duplicate Image 1" | August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) |
| 43 | "Hero's Duplicate Image 2" | August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) |
| 44 | "Hero's Duplicate Image 3" | August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) |
| 45 | "Hero's Duplicate Image 4" | August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) |
| 46 | "Bejha Fry and His Riddles 1" | August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) |
| 47 | "Bejha Fry and His Riddles 2" | August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) |
| 48 | "Bejha Fry and His Riddles 3" | August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) |
| 49 | "Bejha Fry and His Riddles 4" | August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) |
| 50 | "Magical Baby" | August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) |
| 51 | "Miss Jasmine Birthday 1" | August 24, 2005 (2005-08-24) |
| 52 | "Miss Jasmine Birthday 2" | August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) |
| 53 | "Princess Myra 1" | August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) |
| 54 | "Princess Myra 2" | August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) |
| 55 | "Princess Myra 3" | August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) |
| 56 | "Princess Myra 4" | September 1, 2005 (2005-09-01) |
| 57 | "Cement Man and Cycle Race 1" | September 5, 2005 (2005-09-05) |
| 58 | "Cement Man and Cycle Race 2" | September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) |
| 59 | "Cement Man and Cycle Race 3" | September 7, 2005 (2005-09-07) |
| 60 | "Cement Man and Cycle Race 4" | September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) |
| 61 | "Apple Witch Returns 1" | September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) |
| 62 | "Apple Witch Returns 2" | September 13, 2005 (2005-09-13) |
| 63 | "Apple Witch Returns 3" | September 14, 2005 (2005-09-14) |
| 64 | "Apple Witch Returns 4" | September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15) |
| 65 | "Film Shoot 1" | September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19) |
| 66 | "Film Shoot 2" | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) |
| 67 | "Film Shoot 3" | September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) |
| 68 | "Film Shoot 4" | September 22, 2005 (2005-09-22) |
| 69 | "Face Changing Cream 1" | September 26, 2005 (2005-09-26) |
| 70 | "Face Changing Cream 2" | September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) |
| 71 | "Face Changing Cream 3" | September 28, 2005 (2005-09-28) |
| 72 | "Face Changing Cream 4" | September 29, 2005 (2005-09-29) |
| 73 | "Egyptian Mummy 1" | October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) |
| 74 | "Egyptian Mummy 2" | October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) |
| 75 | "Egyptian Mummy 3" | October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05) |
| 76 | "Egyptian Mummy 4" | October 6, 2005 (2005-10-06) |
| 77 | "Princess Myra Return 1" | October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10) |
| 78 | "Princess Myra Return 2" | October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) |
| 79 | "Princess Myra Return 3" | TBA |
| 80 | "Princess Myra Return 4" | TBA |

### Season 2 (2006)

| No. in series | Episode title | Original air date |
| 81 | "Hero's New Avatar" | June 12, 2006 (2006-06-12) |
| 82 | "Cactus Cola Part-I" | June 13, 2006 (2006-06-13) |
| 83 | "Cactus Cola Part-II" | June 14, 2006 (2006-06-14) |
| 84 | "Temple Of Doom Part-I" | June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) |
| 85 | "Temple Of Doom Part-II" | June 19, 2006 (2006-06-19) |
| 86 | "Giant Clock Part-I" | June 20, 2006 (2006-06-20) |
| 87 | "Giant Clock Part-II" | June 21, 2006 (2006-06-21) |
| 88 | "Chalk Master" | June 22, 2006 (2006-06-22) |
| 89 | "Ac/Dc Part-I" | June 26, 2006 (2006-06-26) |
| 90 | "Ac/Dc Part-II" | June 27, 2006 (2006-06-27) |
| 91 | TBA | TBA |
| 92 | TBA | TBA |
| 93 | "Professor Doom Part-I" | TBA |
| 94 | "Professor Doom Part-II" | TBA |
| 95 | "Veer Returns/Joy-Shruti-Hero Love Story Begins Part-I" | TBA |
| 96 | "Veer Returns/Joy-Shruti-Hero Love Story Begins Part-II" | TBA |
| 97 | "Hero in Viratnagri" | TBA |
| 98 | "Hero Vs Virat" | TBA |
| 99 | "Avi Became Samrat, Hero Vs Dhappi and Gappi" | TBA |
| 100 | "Search about Amrittunjay" | TBA |
| 101 | "Computo Part-I" | TBA |
| 102 | "Computo Part-II" | TBA |
| 103 | "Fan Man" | TBA |
| 104 | "Fan Man and Hawa Hawaii" | TBA |
| 105 | "Chumbak Chu Part-I" | TBA |
| 106 | "Chumbak Chu Part-II" | TBA |
| 107 | "Chabhi Master Part-I" | TBA |
| 108 | "Chabhi Master Part-II" | TBA |
| 109 | "Kaaptan Jaalbaaz Part-I" | TBA |
| 110 | "Kaaptan Jaalbaaz Part-II" | TBA |
| 111 | "Balle Balu Part-I" | TBA |
| 112 | "Balle Balu Part-II" | TBA |
| 113 | "Captain Cooker Part-II" | TBA |
| 114 | "Captain Cooker Part-II" | TBA |
| 115 | "Bubble Badshah Part-I" | TBA |
| 116 | "Bubble Badshah Part-II" | TBA |
| 117 | "Hero Vs Samrat: Battle for Amrittunjay Part-I" | TBA |
| 118 | "Hero Vs Samrat: Battle for Amrittunjay Part-II" | TBA |

### Season 3 (2007)

| No. in series | Episode title | Original air date |
| 119 | "Ravan Part-I" | May 7, 2007 (2007-05-07) |
| 120 | "Ravan Part-II" | May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08) |
| 121 | "Ravan Part-III" | May 9, 2007 (2007-05-09) |
| 122 | "Ravan Part-IV" | May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10) |
| 123 | "Dr. Dar Part-I" | May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14) |
| 124 | "Dr. Dar Part-II" | May 15, 2007 (2007-05-15) |
| 125 | "Dr. Dar Part-III" | May 16, 2007 (2007-05-16) |
| 126 | "Dr. Dar Part-IV" | May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17) |
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## Broadcast

The series aired from 30 May 2005 to 9 August 2007 on Hungama TV and ran for 3 seasons and 168 episodes. Reruns of the series also aired on Jetix and Disney XD.