Hero - Bhakti Hi Shakti Hai is a live-action superhero TV series that airs in India. The show first aired on Hungama TV on 30 May 2005 on UTV's Kids channel Hungama TV. It was then aired on Jetix. The show is produced by Zarina Mehta, Ronnie Screwvala and Deven Khote.
"Hero has strong emotional appeal and Indian values, which along with the fantasy and comedy elements should make a great viewing experience for kids. Our research shows that kids enjoy the theme of ‘Good winning over evil’ and the struggle that follows", says Hungama TV head of programming Zarina Mehta.
Created by Arif Ali of UTV and directed by Waseem Sabir, the series stars Sumeet Pathak as Hero. Viewers also got an opportunity to be a ‘Hero’ by participating in the ‘Be A Hero Contest’ by watching the show. The winner of the contest will get a chance to star in an episode of Hero.
Sanya was an Indian TV situation comedy available in Hindi. It is a show for the channel Hungama TV which was bought by the Walt Disney Company. The show originally ran from 2005 - 2006. Sanya, however was actually put into the spotlight when it was shown on Hungama TV's sister channel Disney Channel IndiaSanya premiered on Disney Channel India on April 21, 2008 at 7.30pm IST.Sanya was shown daily at 7.30pm when a new episode was broadcast and was repeated at 10.30am and 3pm. The week's episodes were shown consecutively on Sundays at 4.30-7pm.