Shaktimaan set to return on TV amid coronavirus lockdown

New Delhi : After ''Ramayan'', Doordarshan is set to bring Shaktimaan back on television during the 21-day lockdown in India to combat coronavirus. It has also been announced that Chanakya will also return.

This Sunday, mythological shows ''Ramayan'' and ''Mahabharat'' started airing on Doordarshan and DD Bharati.

In a fresh statement, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said Doordarshan will be retelecasting five shows - ''Chanakya'', ''Upanishad Ganga'', ''Shaktimaan'', ''Shriman Shrimati'' and ''Krishna Kali''.

''Chanakya'', a 47-episode series directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, will be telecast daily in the afternoon time bands of DD Bharati from first week of April.

''Upanishad Ganga'', a 52-episode series produced by Chinmaya Mission Trust and directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, is also scheduled for an afternoon slots on DD Bharati first week of April.

''Shaktimaan'', the famous serial featuring Mukesh Khanna will be aired for an hour daily on DD National network at 1 PM.

''Shriman Shrimati'', a rib-tickling comedy produced by Markand Adhikari, is scheduled for a comeback on DD National from April in the 2 PM slot.

''Krishna Kali'', an 18-episode series, will be aired at 8.30 PM on DD National.

Apart from this, the Ministry has asked all the DTH operators to keep showing all the DD channels as well as Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha channels under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act. 

Non-carriage of these channels is liable for action under various sections of the act, it said.