Shaka Laka Boom Boom

*Shaka Laka Boom Boom*
Shaka Laka Boom Boom
	A promotional image of the series
Genre	Fantasy; Adventure; Comedy
Written by	Vijay Krishna Acharya
Directed by	Vijay Krishna Acharya
Starring	Kinshuk Vaidya; Hansika Motwani; Madhur Mittal; Shehzad Khan
Opening theme	"Shaka Laka Boom Boom" by KK
Country of origin	India
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	491
Production
Editor	Manish Mistry
Running time	24 minutes
Production companies	UTV Software Communications (2000–2004); Rose Audio Visuals (2003)
Original release
Network	DD National
Release	15 October 2000 –; 6 May 2001
Network	StarPlus
Release	19 August 2002 –; 10 October 2004

Shaka Laka Boom Boom is an Indian children's fantasy adventure television series. It was written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya.^[4] Merchandise based on the series were also launched in markets.^[5]

Plot

Sanju is a young and compassionate boy with boundless courage. Fate leads him to an extraordinary discovery one fateful day—a magical pencil imbued with the power to bring the sketches it creates to life.

As Sanju begins to grasp the astonishing abilities of the magical pencil, he inadvertently draws the attention of a comical gang, led by the gangster Tiger. Standing beside Tiger is a malevolent black magician named Kalicharan who wants the pencil for its limitless potential.

In every episode, Sanju employs the enchanted pencil to aid his friends in remarkable ways. Meanwhile, the relentless gang, under Tiger's leadership, continues their determined pursuit of the pencil, sometimes almost succeeding, only to be foiled by Sanju's clever tactics and unwavering determination.Later Sanju Sacrifices Magical pencil to save world.

The second season centres on an alien, Shaan, and his adventures with the magical pencil.^[6] The third season is about Sanju and Shaan's adventures in a magic school called Jadoo High, and in the fourth season, Sanju travels to the year 2022 to protect his family.^[7]

Cast

Vishal Solankee as Sanju (2000–2001)^[2]
- Kinshuk Vaidya as Sanju (2002–2004)^[8]
Rahul Joshi as Shaan/Neeraj's sidekick
Kalyani Nerurkar as Zoya/Nito
Hansika Motwani as Karuna^[8]/Shona^[6]
Frank Anthony as Chandu
Sainee Raj as Ritu^[8]
Reema Vohra as Sanjana^[8]
Adnan Jp as Jaggu^[8]
Madhur Mittal as Tito^[8]
Nikhil Yadav as Partho / Poisdon
Mamik Singh / Rushad Rana as Adult Sanju / Sandros
Tanvi Hegde as Fruity
Tushar Dalvi as Raj: Sanju's father (2000–2001)
Sudha Chandran as Sanju's mother (2000–2001)
Lata Sabharwal as Sanju's Mother
Ashiesh Roy as Partho's father
Aditya Kapadia as Jhumru^[8]
Amrapali Gupta as Kitty (2003–2004)
Pallavi Rao as Karuna Maami
Vaishali Thakkar as Lalita
Romit Raaj as Karan (2003)
Jennifer Winget as Piya (2003)
Chahatt Khanna as Simple (Ex) / Jay Rani
Tanmay Jahagirdar as Sunny
Ishita Sharma as Simple
Ronak Kotecha as Silly Point
Mehul as Short Leg
KK Goswami as Crystal
Shehzad Khan as Tiger
Sachin Singh as Monu
Jagesh Mukati as Mangu
Kurush Deboo as Colonel K.K. aka K.K. Uncle
Bharati Achrekar as School Principal
Jarrar Choudhry as Inspector Abhinav
Ankit Shah as Sanju's cousin Sumit
Ekta Jain
Manish Wadhwa as Ajit Bhalla
Lalit Parimoo as Acharya Odin,Principal of Jadoo High

Broadcasting

It first aired as 30 episodes series on DD National channel from 15 October 2000.^[2] It was later taken up by Star Plus in 2001 and their version first premiered on 19 August 2002 with Kinshuk Vaidya as Sanju.^[9] The series also re-aired on Star Utsav,^[10] Disney Channel India, STAR One,^[11] Disney XD, Hungama TV^[12] and a Tamil dubbed version on Vijay TV.^[13]

References

^ "Star Plus switching production on two UTV shows". 26 July 2003. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Relief for parents". 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Star woos young ones with 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom'". 19 August 2002. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ ""Indians laugh at institutions, or at stereotypes. A comedy writer should tap into that feature": Vijay Krishna Acharya". 19 September 2003. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ "This magic pencil creates a lot of dhoom - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 January 2003. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ ^a ^b "UTV has big hopes on revamped 'Shakalaka Boom Boom'". Indian Television Dot Com. 24 November 2003. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Star Plus's 'SLBB' makes a decade shift (2022)". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 September 2004. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "'Shakalaka Boom Boom' cast: Then & Now". The Times of India. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ An Interview with Sameer Kulkarni Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. IndianTelevision. 15 November 2001
^ "Star Utsav spells magic this Children's Day". 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ "STAR - Programme Guide". 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008.
^ "Hungama TV COO Zarina Mehta". 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
^ "Vijay TV scripts a turnaround tale". Indian Television Dot Com. 30 April 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

External links

Shaka Laka Boom Boom at IMDb

[1] "Star Plus switching production on two UTV shows". 26 July 2003. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[Hin-2] "Relief for parents". 16 October 2000. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "Star woos young ones with 'Shaka Laka Boom Boom'". 19 August 2002. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[4] ""Indians laugh at institutions, or at stereotypes. A comedy writer should tap into that feature": Vijay Krishna Acharya". 19 September 2003. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[5] "This magic pencil creates a lot of dhoom - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 January 2003. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[auto1-6] "UTV has big hopes on revamped 'Shakalaka Boom Boom'". Indian Television Dot Com. 24 November 2003. Archived from the original on 29 January 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[7] "Star Plus's 'SLBB' makes a decade shift (2022)". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 September 2004. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[auto-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "'Shakalaka Boom Boom' cast: Then & Now". The Times of India. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.

[9] An Interview with Sameer Kulkarni Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. IndianTelevision. 15 November 2001

[10] "Star Utsav spells magic this Children's Day". 8 November 2005. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[11] "STAR - Programme Guide". 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 17 October 2008.

[12] "Hungama TV COO Zarina Mehta". 27 May 2006. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2017.

[13] "Vijay TV scripts a turnaround tale". Indian Television Dot Com. 30 April 2005. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

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