Chhota Bheem is a children's animation
series, focusing on the adventures of a small boy named Bheem in the fictional
city of Dholakpur. The series was launched in 2008. As of 2012 it has aired
over 120 episodes. It was created by Rajiv Chilaka
the CEO of Green Gold Animation and is broadcast on Pogo TV channel. The series quickly became
popular and soon emerged as the number one Indian animation show in all of India.
The success of the series has spun off into a number of short
animation films over the years and a full length feature film
titled named Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan which was
released in 2012.
Plot
The
protagonist Bheem lives in a fictional town called Dholakpur set in rural India or Village. The
series revolves around Bheem, a nine year old boy, who is brave, strong and
intelligent. Bheem's rival is Kalia Pahelwan, a jealous eleven year old bully,
who is envious of Bheem's popularity. Kalia, along with his sidekicks Dholu and
Bholu, always plots to embarrass and defeat Bheem but he never succeeds and Krishna
helps Bheem whenever he needs in the most difficult circumstances and in
fighting demons like Kirmada . The story revolves around Bheem and his friends
and their rivalry with Kalia and his friends. All the children of Dholakpur
look up to Bheem, as he solves everyone's problems . . He also defeated some
enemies in and around Dholakpur like the evil demon Kirmada , Kichak &
Mangal Singh. The Raja Indravarma and his daughter Indumati trust Bheem than
any one else for a major task.
Characters
- Bheem : Bheem is an adventurous and fun-loving 9-year-old who is gifted with extraordinary strength. This power is a boon for Dholakpur, Bheem's village, which is constantly beset by all kinds of perils. This child has a big heart and he always uses his strength to help those who are wronged or needy and nabs culprits, robbers and is seen as a Guardian of the innocent and poor people and also the animals. He wants to be a protector of the world. Bheem loves food and has a certain craving for laddoos, which in fact, give him a surge of energy (like popey eating spinach) and make him even stronger than he normally is. These laddoos are often offered by Chutki. He has three main friends called Chutki, Jaggu (a monkey) and Raju .
- Chutki : Chutki is a seven -year-old girl. She is Bheem's closest friend, and assists Bheem on their adventures. While she is responsible about her household chores and gentle towards all creatures of the forest, she can be tough too, when the situation demands it. Surprisingly, she is seen greedy for taking gold in the episode "The Curse of Bramhbhatt-Part 2". She has a soft spot for Bheem as can be seen in episodes like the Magic Doll etc. She also has many ideas or tricks to help Bheem in many of his adventures as seen in the episodes "Pirates on the ship", "Hercules",etc.
- Raju : Raju is a cute and courageous five-year-old, whose role model is Bheem. Raju’s size belies his courage, which he gets from his father, the Senapati of the King’s army. Raju also wants to be the Senapati of the Army. (seen in the episode "Chutki's Wish"). He is very good in archery and won the "Arjuna Cup". He appears as the protagonist in the movie "Mighty Raju"
- Kalia: Kalia or Kalia Pehalwan, is a 11 year old bully. He is also very greedy and tries to become rich by cheating. Kalia has two silly followers, Dholu and Bholu, who sometimes help him in his plans and at other times completely abandon him. However, at times he is seen helping Bheem in common causes or in attempts to save Dholakpur.
- Jaggu: Jaggu is a talking monkey. Jaggu has his own special way of solving problems, using tricks and his amazing sense of humour. Jaggu and Bheem always have fun together, be it exploring forests or helping people with their chores. From him, Bheem learns useful techniques like swinging from trees. Whenever they are really hungry, it’s Jaggu who assists Bheem in stealing laddoos. He also loves playing tricks on Dholu, Bholu and Kalia. He wants to be the Protector of all animals in the jungle (seen in the episode "Chutki's Wish")
- Dholu and Bholu: Dholu and Bholu are identical twins and followers of Kalia Pahelwan. Though they are not strong themselves, they bask in Kalia’s strength and are arrogant with the other kids. Occasionally, they allow themselves to be easily bribed by Bheem and Chutki and are therefore not always loyal to Kalia.
- Kichak: Kichak is a wrestler from Pehelwanpur. He is later introduced in the series. He is jealous of Bheem, since Bheem is more popular than he is. But, he is defeated in all four occasions when he challenged Bheem for a bull race, cricket match, in a contest for champions,in a hockey match and in a football match. He has a couple of friends & sidekicks like Chipru, Manna, Motu & Birju etc. who aids him but also gets the punishment with him. He then was noticed helping and advising a participant in the episode "Girls versus Girls", but later escaped. Unsurprisingly, he was seen helping Bheem in the movie Bheem vs Aliens."
- Indraverma & Indumati: The King of Dholakpur is Raja Indraverma. Though a valiant warrior, he is also hinted to be a coward at times, as he relies on Bheem for every crisis in the kingdom. He is also shown thoughtful is some occasions. His enemy was Chandravarma. His daughter is Indumati. She is a nice, caring princess. She also won the trophy along with Chutki in the episode "Girls versus Girls".
- Daku Mangal Singh: Mangal Singh is a daku (dacoit) who used to terrorize Dholakpur when he was free. But he was caught by Bheem when he went to take some plants to cure Indumati (as she was ill) and nabbed him. Soon, he escaped with the help of his followers & kidnapped the princess, but again he was caught by Bheem. In the episode "Old Enemies", he returned and robbed the Treasury but was later caught by Bheem. He, then became a small thief in the episode of "Greed".
- Dhooni Baba: Dhooni Baba is a sage who lives in a cave. In the former episodes, he has a body smeared with ash and seen meditating on some needles. Later, his body has no ash smeared and he walks with a walking stick. He is described as a sage who knows almost everything. He gives advice and also solution to Bheem & his friends. In the episode "Superheroes" he had granted Bheem & Raju to be superheroes for a day. He has helped Bheem in various occasions like in the episodes "Curse of Bramhbhatt", "Chhota Bheem Aur Krishna", "Daku mangal Singh" and "King Chandravarma" etc.
- Tun-Tun Mausi: Tun-Tun is the mother of Chutki. She owns a laddu shop where she sells laddoos. She stays mostly angry with Bheem as he steals laddoos from her shop. She usually gets angry with bheem and hit him with belan.
- Professor Dhoom Ke Too: An Inventor A Scientist. He often ends up getting problems with his Inventions, like getting his inventions stolen , or malfunctioning. His inventions include a time machine, a hot air balloon, a super fast bicycle etc.many of his inventions were misused by raju.
- Shivani: Bheem's foster sister is Shivani. She lives in Pehelwanpur and a runs a vaishno dhaba there named "Shivani ka Dhaba". Her father is imprisoned, and to free him she needs 500 coins. But the pehalwan Dabbu tries to take over the Dhaba. Bheem comes to her rescue and even frees her father from jail. In the episode of "20-20 Cricket", she has been seen supporting Bheem's team.
Film Adaptations
After
several short films, a full length feature film adaptation titled "Chhota
Bheem And The Curse Of Damyaan" was released in 18th May 2012
and was a surprise success at the box office grossing over 2 crore net in its
first week despite having a limited release and even beating Amitabh
Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt starrer Department
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