Pinaki & Happy - The Bhoot Bandhus

Pinaki & Happy - The Bhoot Bandhus
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Genre	Comedy, horror
Written by	Gulzar (title track)
Directed by	Naresh Soni
Voices of	Sonal Kaushal Rajesh Kava Manoj Pandey Aranya Kaur Pawan Kalra Meghna Erande Bhakti Jhaveri Pooja Punjabi Samarth Korde Saudamini Rajesh Shukla
Theme music composer	Simaab Sen
Country of origin	India
Original languages	Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam Marathi Kannada Bengali
Production
Producer	Tavrohi Animations
Production company	Tavrohi Animations Private Limited
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon Sonic
Release	9 November 2020 (2020-11-09)

Pinaki & Happy - The Bhoot Bandhus is an Indian animated television series directed by Naresh Soni and premiered on the Nickelodeon Sonic. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The series showcases the story of an unusual family of ghosts who adopt a boy named Pinaki and raise him as one of their own. ^{[4] [5]} The series is produced by Tavrohi Animations. The lyrics for the title track of the series are written by poet and lyricist Gulzar, and the music is created by Simaab Sen. ^{[6] [7]} It premiered on 9 November 2020. ^[6]

Synopsis

In the beautiful town of Modern City in India, there is a haunted house named Vibhooti Mansion. What's not known to the people is that there is an eleven year old human kid named Pinaki who lives among the ghosts. As a baby, Pinaki was found on the doorstep of the mansion, along with a note that he must be protected by the people who live in it.

The family of ghosts, Col. Chiku Suri is the head of the family with his lovely wife, Bubbly Suri, who loves to cook some odd dishes, Happy as a Big Brother to Pinaki and Gappu as a cute-little-talking-dog. The ghost family adopt Pinaki and raise him as one of their own. Time flies, all these years Pinaki has been kept within the safe boundaries of the mansion until one day things take a turn when the protagonist decides to step out to see the outside world and pursue further education in Modern City's famous public school. The family has no choice but to come out of the haunted house for the first time in a decade. Thus begins the spooky adventures of Pinaki and his ghost family followed by a series of fun and slapstick comedy as they try to fit in the outside world. Pinaki ends up resolving all their conflicts with the humans and balancing all the time keeping his family's hidden identity intact. ^[8]

Cast

• Sonal Kaushal as Pinaki
• Rajesh Kava as Happy
• Manoj Pandey as Col. Chiku Suri
• Aranya Kaur as Bubbly Suri
• Meghana Erande as Gappu
• Pawan Kalra as Dheeru Sir & Principal Sir
• Bhakti Jhaveri as Dimpy
• Pooja Punjabi as Sohail
• Samarth Korde (S - 1), Asmita Dabhole (S - 2) as Chintu
• Saudamini as Mintu
• Rajesh Shukla as Shantu

Characters

Main characters

• Pinaki- He is an eleven-year-old smart, and well-learned kid, who has been brought up by his unusual family of ghosts. Things take a turn when he gets admission to a local school and interacts with humans. Pinaki is also a bit naughty and generally works towards making things go in his favor. He tries his best to balance his life between school and his family of ghosts. He is very attentive in class and scores well at school. He is his teacher's favorite. ^[8]
• Happy- He is like an elder brother to Pinaki. They both have a very friendly equation. He is the youngest and funniest ghost in the family, almost like Johnny Bravo. He is 18 years old. He is an over-the-top, dramatic teen. Most of the time his silly mistakes end up escalating the problems. He loves singing and speaks funny one-liners, cracks jokes, and makes everyone laugh.
• Gappu- The pet dog of Col. Suri. Ever since he became a ghost, he realized that he could talk like humans. He is a scientist at heart and loves to invent new Bhootiya (Ghostly) gadgets to help himself and the family.
• Col. Vibhuti Suri / Uncle Suri / Chikoo- He is the senior-most ghost of the family. He takes decisions and maintains discipline in the mansion like any Army colonel. However, when it comes to the reputation of the family or ghost community or the safety of one of his own, he can bend the rules and go all out. His mummy calls him Chikoo.
• Mrs. Babli Suri / Aunty Suri- She is the wife of Col. Suri. She is very firm and strong in nature, yet too kind towards our protagonist Pinaki. She loves him from her soul. She loves to cook and thinks she is a great cook. She likes to cook some odd dishes that generally taste bad. Everyone is scared of her cooking, as she keeps inventing weird recipes.

Supporting characters

• Shantu- He is another one of Pinaki's classmates. He is a snarky kid and a bully as well. He loves to pick on Pinaki because after his admission of his school, he loses his first spot in sports and games, and since then, he has developed a grudge and tries to be troublesome to him, which always goes awry.
• Chintu and Mintu- They are the sidekicks of Shantu. They feed him information that he needs and they also support him. They also execute his devious antics. Mintu is the one who encounters paranormal activity most of the time, but no one believes him, not even his twin brother, Chintu.
• Dheeru Sir- He is Pinaki's class teacher. He is middle aged and speaks with a Bihari accent. He is a bit laid back about everything. He is fond of Pinaki. He also makes funny sounds when he falls asleep. ^[8]
• Sohail- He is one of Pinaki's classmates and his best friend. He is also scared of things sometimes, but whenever the kids are in trouble or feel like things don't go their way, he starts talking very fast, extremely fast.
• Dimpy- She is also one of Pinaki's classmates and his best friend. She is one of the most courageous girls anyone can come across and is always up for an adventure.

Other characters

• Principal Sir- He is the principal of Pinaki's school.
• Aisha- She is the elder sister of Sohail. She is a detective.
• Miss Meeti- She is the science teacher of Pinaki's school. When Shantu makes disturbance in her classes, she gives him big punishments, such as write an esay on Rocket and Shantu's Mom, in 2999 words, make experiments 1099 times!
• Cap Uncle - He is a fake real estate agent. He fakes others by telling to rent the house. He is an enemy of Pinaki and his bhoot family. He always tries to destroy Vibhooti Mansion. But he could not do that because he was failed by Pinaki.
• Naani - She is a Mrs Suri's Mother Ghost. She hates Pinaki in the beginning. Later She realizes his kindness and forgiveness and supports him.
• Bhoot Baby - He is a Mrs Suri's Friend's Baby Ghost. He uses bhoot power and gives trouble to Pinaki, Happy and Gappu.

Broadcast

The series has been aired on Nickelodeon Sonic since November 2020. ^[9] It has entered the Top 10 of the kids' category. ^[10]

Episode list

Episode No.	Title
1	Family tree
2	Bin bulaye mehman
3	First day at school
4	Exam fever
5	Cooking competition
6	Cricket match
7	Open house
8	Fancy dress
9	Pinaki hazir ho
10	Nani vs Dadi
11	Pinaki's school inspection
12	Chutki Baba
13	Nani on the floor
14	Cadet Saavdhan
15	Camping with scarecrow
16	The haunted museum
17	Mission medal
18	Happy's birthday
19	Pinaki's birthday party!
20	Mrs. Suri's day out!
21	The game night!
22	Pinaki gets a summer job!
23	Pinaki skips the school!
24	Pet day at school!
25	Mansion for sale
26	The school thief
27	The canteen boy
28	Bhoot pakda gaya
29	The amusement park
30	The polkhol eclipse
31	Flight me gadbad
32	Picnic spot
33	Dog show
34	No bhootiyapanti
35	Pinaki ki bhootgiri
36	New science teacher
37	Broken vase
38	Headless Happy
39	An angry moustache
40	Bhooton ki Holi
41	Memory erasing gadget
42	Room Number - 13
43	Dinner at Dimpy's
44	Bhoot Baby
45	Horror movie with the Suris
46	Shop outside school
47	Science project
48	Dabba Chor
49	Pinaki's failure?
50	Generation battle
51	Pinaki in trouble?
52	Scout leader
53	Mouse Trap
54	Amusemin Park
55	Shaitani Shampo Films Films No. Movie Name Premier Date 1 Bhoot Bandhus in Super Ghost Carnival 21 May 2023 2 Bhoot Bandhus & The Power of Three 24 December 2023 References "Nickelodeon announces new IP 'Pinaki & Happy - The Bhoot Bandhus'". The Economic Times . 4 November 2020. "Meet Pinaki and Happy". Daily Pioneer . 25 January 2021. "Never seen before Bhoot in "Happy & Pinaki- The Bhoot Bandhus" on SONIC". India Forums. 9 November 2020. Paul, Sharmindrila (5 January 2021). "Year Ender: New animated shows that kept kids broadcasters afloat in 2020". AnimationXpress.com. "10 Bollywood Actors Who Would Perfectly Personify these Iconic Toons on the Big Screen". News18. 20 November 2020. "Nickelodeon invests in another local IP; announces spooky series 'Happy & Pinaki - The Bhoot Bandhus'". Afaqs. 5 November 2020. Bhor, Vivek. "अद्वितीय शो 'हॅप्‍पी ॲण्‍ड पिनाकी' : मानवांना मदत करणाऱ्या अभूतपूर्व भूताला पाहा 'दि भूत बंधूस'मध्‍ये" (in Marathi). Navarashtra. Retrieved 25 January 2021. "Pinaki & Happy - The Bhoot Bandhus". Sonicgang.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021. "Be ready for an immersive experience with Pinaki & Happy: Nina Elavia Jaipuria". Adgully. 5 November 2020. "#Throwback2020: Investing in better content is our asset". Indian Television. 14 January 2021. External links Pinaki & Happy - The Bhoot Bandhus at IMDb Official website (Nickelodeon Sonic)