Shaktimaan is coming back! Looking back at Indian superheroes whom we may have forgotten

India's most loved and first superhero 'Shaktiman' is getting an on-screen outing. The popular 1990s show aired on DD National from 13 September 1997 to 27 March 2005. Producer Mukesh Khanna played the role of Shaktimaan and his alter ego "Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastriji", a photographer for the newspaper Aaj Ki Aawaz. Shaktimaan was depicted as a human who has attained superhuman powers through meditation and five elements of nature: Space, Earth, Air, Fire, Water.

Shaktimaan will soon be adapted for the big screen as film studio Sony Pictures has acquired the film adaptation rights for the character.

Sorry, Shaktiman, the very first Indian superhero was Nagraj.

The character was created by Raj Comics in 1986 and is believed to have been inspired by the mythological Ichchhadhari Nag (shapeshifting snakes) and historical Vishmanushya (venomous human).  Nagraj's comics have developed snake mythology of its own, which is unique to the popular Indian beliefs about snakes that are prevalent among the masses.

In 2019, reports came out about Ranveer Singh being in talks to essay the role of iconic Indian superhero Nagraj in a big-screen adaptation of the comic book series. Manoj Gupta, president of publisher Raj Comics confirmed the news with filmmaker Karan Johar also joining the project as a producer reportedly.

Bollywood acclaimed filmmaker Rakesh Roshan created Krrish, an Indian superhero and played by his son Hrithik Roshan. The frenchise follows the story of Krishna, the son of the previous film's protagonists, who inherits his father's superhuman abilities. 

One of the '90s most loved characters. It was created in 1971 for the Hindi magazine Lotpot. It soon became popular among kids and the elderly alike. Pran was inspired by the ancient philosopher Chanakya and elders people of every village who resides to help and solve problems by their elderly experience.

Chacha Chaudhary is a wise old man who offers his solutions to various problems and helps people by defeating the villains with his friend, Sabu.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan played the superhero character G-One in the 2011 Anubhav Sinha directorial.

The film follows Shekhar Subramanium (Khan), a game designer who creates a motion sensor-based game in which the antagonist (Ra.One) is more powerful than the protagonist (G.One).

The former escapes from the game's virtual world and enters the real world; his aim is to kill Lucifer, the game ID of Shekhar's son and the only player to have challenged Ra.One's power. Relentlessly pursued, the family is forced to bring out G.One from the virtual world to defeat Ra.One and protect them.

Stan Lee, the creator of legendary Marvel comic book superheroes, created the Indian superhero 'Chakra The Invincible'. 

The superhero got the theatrical live-action feature film that shows an older version of the character, Raju Rai as he creates a technology suit that unlocks the powers of the chakras, as he fights to save Mumbai and the world from the threat of Boss Yama.