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{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Maharakshak Devi.jpg
| caption = Show logo
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| network = [[Zee TV]]
| creator = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
| runtime = 50 minutes
| genre = [[Children's television series]]<br/>[[Action (genre)|Action]]<br/>[[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<br/>[[Fantasy (genre)|Fantasy]]
| director = Vaibhav Mutha
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2015|3|14}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2015|6|7}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 26
| producer = [[Essel Vision Productions]]
}}

'''''Maharakshak: Devi''''' is a 2015 Indian [[Superhero fiction#Live-action television series|superhero]] [[fantasy television]] [[children's television series]] about [[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]] reincarnated as a teenage girl in modern [[Mumbai]].

==Plot==
The series follows the story of Gauri, who is an incarnation of the [[Hindu deities|Hindu Goddess]] [[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]. During the first 17 years of her life, Gauri is raised and trained by her [[Guru#In Hinduism|Guru]], [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]], who found her floating in the river when she was an infant. She eventually battles various [[asura]]s that exist in the contemporary world ([[Bhasmasura]], [[Kumbhakarna#Origin|Kumbhakarna]], [[Mahishasura]], [[Jalandhara]], [[Raktabīja]] and [[Sumbha and Nisumbha]]) under the service of their Guru, [[Shukra#Hinduism|Shukracharya]]. Her companions and advisors are Brihaspati, [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]], Parijaat, Inspector Narayan, and [[Krishna]].

==Cast==
* [[Umang Jain]] as Gauri/[[Devi#Durga and Kali|Devi]]/[[Durga]]<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/maharakshak-devi/cast/785066/|title=Maharakshak Devi: Cast|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=|publisher=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref>
* [[Rohit Bakshi (actor)|Rohit Bakshi]] as [[Bṛhaspati#Sage|Brihaspati]]/Professor Jayant<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Indraneil Sengupta]] as [[Shukra#Hinduism|Shukracharya]]/Virat Mittal<ref name=interview>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21HXiu-6avA&list=PL5x9PStbfiC3qUygG4p3CoK9lhd0aWYwY&index=11&t=0s|title=Watch: The superheroine show 'Devi'|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=11 March 2019|publisher=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] (IANS TV)}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Karan Suchak]] as Inspector Narayan/[[Narada]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Shresth Kumar]] as [[Krishna]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Sahil Uppal]] as [[Vahana#List of Vahanas|Tiger]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Ankit Gera]] as Bhasma/[[Bhasmasura]]<ref name=career>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Ankit-Gera-I-would-never-put-an-ongoing-TV-show-on-stake-to-pursue-a-career-in-films/articleshow/46432189.cms|title=Ankit Gera: I would never put an ongoing TV show on stake to pursue a career in films|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=Patel
|first=Ano|date=9 April 2019|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Varun Kapoor]] as Mahish/[[Mahishasura]]<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Rushiraj Pawar]] as Parijaat<ref name="tvguide"/>
* [[Nikita Sharma]] as Vedika<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Kamalika Guha Thakurta]] as Meena<ref name="tvguide"/>
* Ujjwal Gauraha as Jalandhar<ref name="tvguide"/>
*[[Tarun Khanna (actor)|Tarun Khanna]] as Raktabija

==Development==
In response to a perceived lack of superheroes in Indian films, [[Zee TV]] launched its Maharakshak superhero franchise in 2014 with the three-month serial, ''[[Maharakshak: Aryan]]''.<ref name=homegrown>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/screen/a-homegrown-superhero-series/|title=A homegrown superhero series
|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=Bhadani|first=Priyanka|date=24 October 2014|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name=returns>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/indias-original-super-heroine-returns-as-maharakshak-devi.html|title=India's Original Super 'Heroine' returns as 'Maharakshak Devi'|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=12 March 2015|publisher=[[Zee TV]]}}</ref> It was followed in 2015 with the second instalment, the three month series, ''Maharakshak: Devi'' (while the network originally planned for the franchise to consist of three series, only two have been released to date).<ref name=strength>{{cite web|url=http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/zee-tv-presents-indias-first-female-superhero-devi-the-epitome-of-strength.html|title=ZEE TV presents India's First Female Superhero 'DEVI' - The Epitome of Strength|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=9 March 2015|publisher=[[Zee TV]]|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921215424/http://www.zeetvusa.com/zeetv/news/zee-tv-presents-indias-first-female-superhero-devi-the-epitome-of-strength.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=trailer>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VSkjOsdK7w|title=Maharakshak Devi Trailer |accessdate=21 September 2019|last=|first=|date=1 April 2019|publisher=[[Zee TV]]}}</ref> ''Maharakshak: Devi'' was conceived of as a vehicle to highlight female empowerment.<ref name=lands>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/maharakshak-devi-superheroine-lands-on-indian-tv/
|title='Maharakshak Devi' – superheroine lands on Indian TV|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=11 March 2019|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref> Umang Jain was cast in the dual roles of Gauri/Devi, partly due to her background as a dancer and a brown belt in the martial arts.<ref name=strength/> Jain states that she was drawn to the role because it was a challenging one.<ref name=undergone>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/tv-has-undergone-a-major-change-actress-umang-jain/|title=TV has undergone a major change: Actress Umang Jain|accessdate=21 September 2019|last=[[Indo-Asian News Service]]|date=13 March 2019|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]
}}</ref><ref name=lands/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|6921490}}
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6wuK-KHBnQ&list=PLbZxdQd9WcS3TiqsCn5C_m8dEneVR96d6&index=1&t=157s Maharakshak Devi] at [[Zee TV|Zee TV Official Channel]]
*[https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/vertex-volt-continues-to-partner-with-zee-tv-for-2nd-story-of-maharakshak-series-devi/ Vertex Volt continues to partner with Zee TV for 2nd story of Maharakshak series – ‘Devi’]

[[Category:2015 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Durga]]
[[Category:Female superheroes]]
[[Category:Hindi-language television shows]]
[[Category:Hindu mythology in popular culture]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Indian superhero television shows]]
[[Category:Teenage superheroes]]
[[Category:Teen superhero television series]]
[[Category:Television superheroes]]
[[Category:Television shows about reincarnation]]
[[Category:Science fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Zee TV original programming]]

Maharakshak: Devi - Revision history

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