Gaju Bhai

Gaju Bhai
Also known as	Gajju Bhai
Genre	Action Adventure Comedy
Written by	Sandiip Paatil Aarsh Vora
Music by	Abhijeet Hegdepatil
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Toonz Animation The Walt Disney Company India
Original release
Network	Disney Channel
Release	April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18) – March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)

Gaju Bhai is an Indian animated television series produced by Toonz Animations that aired on Disney Channel India. The series premiered on 18 April 2016. ^[1]

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

• Gaju Bhai: Gaju Bhai is the title character of the show. He's a Jollywood superstar. He shares a strong bond of friendship with Iravan. He is an elephant. He is voiced by Damandeep Singh Baggan
• Iravan: Iravan is a 10-year-old prince of Gajrajpuri. He is also an elephant.
• Bhagat: Bhagat is the commander of Gajrajpuri's army. He's a strict disciplinarian and often comes off as heartless and insensitive. He is a tiger.
• Mahaguru: Mahaguru is always sitting in a cave and meditating. He existed since the beginning of time. He is a hawk.

Recurring

• Miss Zuzee: Miss Zuzee is a cat and a journalist who devoted her life to find out the mysteries of Gaju Bhai's life. She wanted to be an actress.
• Shantilal: Shantilal is a crow and Gaju Bhai's manager, butler, make-up man, and secretary. He is always busy with his multiple mobile phones. He thinks and tells others that he's the one who made Gaju Bhai the superstar he is today, but only when Gaju Bhai is not around.
• Director: Director is a stereotypical Bollywood director who thinks his superstar is perfect. He always sees faults in others but never in his superstar. He is a monkey.

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.

Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2017	Best Animated Frames Award	New Character of the Year	Won	[4]
	MAAC 24FPS	Best Animation TV Series	Won	[5]

Film

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

See also

• List of Disney Channel (Indian TV channel) series
• List of Indian animated television series

References

1. "Disney India launches 'Gajju Bhai' with Hyundai and Patanjali as sponsors". Indian Television. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
2. "GAJU BHAI". Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
3. "10th Krackerjack Karnival concludes on a high note". Asian News International . Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
4. "FICCI's BAF Awards 2017 Winners Revealed". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
5. "MAAC 24FPS awards 2017: Full list of winners". AnimationXpress. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
6. "When Jollywood's Superstar meets Bollywood's superstar!". The Times of India . 22 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
7. "Gaju Bhai Feature Film". Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.