Gaju Bhai

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Gaju Bhai
Title Screen of the show Gaju Bhai.png
Also known asGajju Bhai
Genre
Written by
  • Sandiip Paatil
  • Aarsh Vora
Music byAbhijeet Hegdepatil
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52
Production
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Disney Channel
Release18 April 2016 (2016-04-18) 
24 March 2018 (2018-03-24)

Gaju Bhai is an Indian flash-animated television series produced by Toonz Animation, which airs on Disney Channel India. The series premiered on 18 April 2016. [1]

Contents

Gaju Bhai typically follows a format of two 11-minute-long independent "segments" per episode. The show showcases the story of a Jollywood superstar Gaju Bhai and his transformation from a reel life hero to a real-life hero. [2]

Characters

Main

Recurring

Reception

It was featured in the 10th Krackjack Karnival. [3]

Accolades

Gaju Bhai won FICCI's Best Animated Frames: Character of the Year and MAAC 24FPS awards in 2017.

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2017Best Animated Frames AwardNew Character of the YearWon [4]
MAAC 24FPSBest Animation TV SeriesWon [5]

Film

A television film Apna Bhai Gaju Bhai based on the series aired on 3 July 2016. [1] [6] [7]

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