Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan’s much-loved character of cop Chulbul Pandey, from his blockbuster franchise “Dabangg”, now has its own animated series, which is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
Titled “Dabangg – The Animated Series’, the show is the latest addition to an extensive collection of kids’ content on the OTT platform, which also houses movie series “Toy Story” as well as shows “Doraemon”, “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Chacha Chaudhary”, among others.
Produced by Cosmos-Maya and Arbaaz Khan Productions, the first eight episodes of season one are available on the digital space in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. New episodes of the series will be released on regular intervals.
Apart from Chulbul, his brother Makkhi (played by Arbaaz Khan) and Rajjo (essayed by Sonakshi Sinha), will also be part of the animated version.
Salman Khan said he is excited to watch the series with his nieces and nephews.
“I couldn’t be happier that Chulbul, Makkhi and Rajjo are returning in animated avatars to entertain the children of our country. I cannot wait to binge-watch all episodes of ”Dabangg – The Animated Series” with my nieces and nephews while at home,” he said in a statement.
“Animation has opened up yet another dimension for this character and I”m thrilled Cosmos-Maya did that. I hope that all children, along with their families, take time out and enjoy watching this together,” the 55-year-old actor added.
Directed by Abhinav Kashyap, “Dabangg”, which released in 2010, featured Salman Khan as a fearless Robinhood-like police officer with unorthodox working methods.
