Baalveer Returns
BaalVeer Returns
GenreFantasy
Created by
Screenplay byManoj Tripathi
Directed by
  • Maan Sing
  • Thusar Bhatia
  • Kushal Awasthi
  • Sanjay Satavase
Starring
Composer
  • Souvyk Chakraborty
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes354
Production
Executive producerRajan Singh
Producers
CinematographyPushpank Gawade
EditorHemant Kumar
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20-25minutes
Production companyOptimystix Entertainment
Original release
NetworkSony SAB
Release10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) –
30 June 2021 (2021-06-30)
Related
Baalveer
Baalveer 3
Baalveer 4

Baalveer Returns is an Indian fantasy television series that aired from 10 September 2019 to 30 June 2021 on Sony SAB. It is the second installment in the Baalveer franchise and is a direct sequel to Baalveer. It is followed by two spiritual sequel Baalveer 3 and Baalveer 4.

Plot

Timnasa, an evil enchantress and the queen of Kaal Lok, begins a quest to rule the whole universe and become the most powerful and evil entity. She attacks and destroys the Pari Lok, but Baalveer saves the surviving fairies, who are Masti Pari, Pani Pari, Vayu Pari, Jwala Pari, Dhwani Pari, Netra Pari, Saral Pari, Hasi Pari, Khushi Pari and Baal Pari. They take refuge in Veer Lok, whose leader is a white lion, Shaurya. Baalveer becomes weaker, as he was injured in the attack. On Shaurya's instructions, Baalveer goes to Earth as Dev, with the fairies as his sisters, to find the next Baalveer, as he needs help to fight Timnasa. Timnasa also learns of the new Baalveer and wanted to make the new Baalveer Kaalveer, who will help her to conquer the world.

The new Baalveer is a very mischievous 10-year-old boy named Vivaan, who lives in Bharat Nagar with his Mother Karuna, his elder sister Khushi and his grandfather Dadasaheb. At the beginning, Baalveer and Vivaan started hating each other. Soon, Baalveer finds that Vivaan is the new Baalveer and discloses his reality to Vivaan and takes him to Veer Lok, where he is made the 'Junior Baalveer'. Both the Baalveers and the members of Veer Lok cross all the hurdles and fight with Timnasa and defeat her every time. At the same time friendship is growing between two Baalveers. They started loving each other and taking care of each other.

A long time ago, Timnasa had captured Sarvakaal, a monstrous sage who taught Timnasa black magic, as he knows the identity of the person who'll kill Timnasa. However, he refuses to reveal his identity. Baalveer finds Sarvakaal's prison and Timnasa's past, about how she was banished from Pari Lok, where she was a Pari and was made Baalveer for a day because of her evil and egoistic intentions. Baalveer acknowledges this and pretends to lose his powers and memory and stays as a commoner with Vivaan and his family as Vivaan's brother Debu. He acquires a new avatar, Nakabposh. He befriends Ananya, a girl who is threatened by Timnasa, and also receives help from Sarvakaal. They together go to Earth to find the hidden power which is destined to kill Timnasa. While doing so, it is revealed that Vivaan is Ananya's long-lost brother, and their biological mother is Devaki, the former queen of Shwet Lok, which was destroyed by Timnasa and was made Kaal Lok by her. The trio formed 'Team Shadow'. Vivaan is the hidden power who is destined to kill Timnasa, and he overcomes the hurdles and takes Sarvakaal's infinite energy. By this new power, he puts an end to Timnasa's trinity except for Tauba Tauba. During the battle, Masti Pari is killed by Bhaymar, and Vayu Pari and Jwala Pari sacrifice themselves as Timnasa's weapons hit them, to protect the Earth.

Later, when Debu opens the secret message of Timnasa, which she had handed over to him before her death, Timnasa's spirit tells Debu that his biological parents were killed by Shaurya and the fairies. The series unveils the underwater kingdom of Shinkai, which is ruled by Jalraj Kaikos.

The commander-in-chief Bambaal plots to rule over the whole universe, along with his sidekick Milsa. Bambaal and Shaurya reveal the story of a chemical scientist of the Veer Lok, named Jaikaas, who had turned evil and plotted to make a weapon that would destroy the earth in 2020. He was stopped by Shaurya and hence he tried to escape with his two newborn sons. Shaurya attacked Jaikaas, and one son fell into a desert, while Jaikaas and his other son landed in the ocean. Bambaal tells about an egg in Shinkai, and that a man will be born from it, prophesied to be the ultimate. Jaikaas, before dying, protected his son who fell with him in the sea by putting him in an egg, and he is the one Bambaal awaits. When he comes out of the egg, he is named Ray. Ray loved Bambaal and Milsa as his father and mother and was ready to do anything for them.

Debu wants to know about his past from Shaurya and fairies, but he fails. Baalveer captures Milsa, but Bambaal secretly kills her to hide his identity from Debu and Vivaan. Baalveer tells Vivaan about him being Nakabposh, leaving him shocked. Ray's full powers are unleashed by Debu's blood after he threatens Vivaan's life. The bond between Debu and Vivaan grows stronger, and they cannot live without each other as they became one. Meanwhile Ananya gets to know about the truth of Debu being Nakabposh and Senior Baalveer. After a series of incidents, Baalveer captures Bambaal and kills him. Ray kills Baalveer out of anger. He tries to manipulate Vivaan and Ananya by becoming Vivaan's elder brother. Baalveer, who is now a spirit, can only touch someone if that person is in danger. He saves Vivaan many times. Vivaan, who misses Baalveer more than anyone, becomes suspicious about the unknown person who is saving him many times. Ray makes a cooling glass that can see spirits with the use of Bambaal's energy. Baalveer Tracticali gives the glasses to Vivaan. God gives Baalveer his life back by seeing the love of Debu and Vivaan for each other and tells them that it was the test of their love. Ray creates problems for the Baalveers and the fairies. After a series of incidents, he revived Bhaymar, Timnasa, and Akroor to revenge Bambaal's and Milsa's deaths.

Timnasa had the plan to destroy the earth by attaining the ultimate power — a Red Diamond. Both Baalveer had to find four keys before Timnasa so that they can use the energy of the Red Diamond for making a Brahma Kawaj 'Ultimate Shield' on earth for protecting it from evil forces. However, Timnasa got the ultimate power — a Red Diamond to destroy the earth. Meanwhile, Baalveer found a White Diamond to stop Timnasa from destroying the earth. Baalveer sacrifices himself by joining the two stones, the red one and the white one, for saving the earth from Timnasa. During the explosion Timnasa also dies, leaving both of their souls destroyed by the explosion.

A new character, Happy, is introduced, who is a lookalike of Baalveer who lives in Kanpur. And Kaal, another lookalike of Baalveer with evil intentions who was imprisoned by Swarna Shaurya a very long time ago and kept frozen as a statue in Drak Lok gets freed from prison. Baalveers's energy star divides into 6 pieces and goes into the body of the 6 other lookalikes of Baalveer, which helps Kaal to escape from prison and to obtain all of Baalveer's powers. Kaal decides to kill other lookalikes of Baalveer. Kaal goes to the infinite library to know the location of his five other lookalikes. He discovers his sidekick Mauka Mauka at the library. Along with Kazo, Kaal and Mauka Mauka are able to slip out of Drak Lok without getting noticed by Shaurya and Swarna Shaurya. On the other hand, Happy tries to understand his powers and he is unfamiliar with how he got his powers. Karuna comes to Kanpur with Mrs. Diwali to visit a temple, and while returning, she accidentally meets Happy. As Happy is the lookalike of Debu, Karuna gets shocked and is not able to understand what is happening. Meanwhile, the Fairies and Vivaan try to find Baalveer's lookalike on Earth to protect him from Kaal. On the other hand, Kaal reaches the Snow Universe to kill a lookalike of Baalveer, but when he tries to enter an igloo where the lookalike of Baalveer lives he cannot get in because of a Suraksha Kavach. After the multiple futile tries of Shaurya of protecting the lookalike of the snow universe from Kaal, Kaal manages to kill the lookalike and gets his powers. Meanwhile, Karuna goes to Happy's house to order a wedding but is unable to recognize Happy, as he has color on his face. When Karuna was about to leave she forgets her bag at Happy's house.

Happy notices it and tries to give Karuna her bag, but she is already on a bus. When Happy tries to run, the magical powers of Baalveer trigger, and he is able to run at super-speed and gives the bag to Karuna, but she does not see him. After that, when Happy goes to collect the gas cylinder, he helps a truck driver by getting his truck out by using a single hand. Gradually, he notices his increasing powers and tries to get control of it.

Later, Happy and his family visit Bharat Nagar colony to conduct a wedding ceremony of Diwali's relative. The residents of Bharat Nagar are shocked to see Happy, lookalike of Debu, and get emotional assuming him as Debu has returned after his death. However, it is revealed to them that Happy is just a lookalike of Debu. Ray and Bhaymar are doubtful of Happy being Baalveer and plan to unmask the real identity of Happy. In Drak Lok, Shauryas manage to safeguard remaining three lookalikes of Baalveer at a secret place.

However, Kaal finds them and manages to kill one other lookalike of Baalveer and gain his powers, while Happy also realizes that he is more powerful than before and practices to control his mind and powers. The Fairies along with Vivaan try to collect energies of seven Shauryas from seven universes to defeat Kaal and try to save the remaining lookalikes.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Crossover

Baalveer Returns did a crossover with the series Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga for 5 episodes from 27 January 2020 to 31 January 2020.[10][11]

Production

Development

The commencement of the show, a sequel to the children's fantasy series Baalveer, was announced in early August 2019 by Optimystix Entertainment and Sony SAB.[12] The first promo was released in August 2019. The new series cast Dev Joshi as Senior Baalveer, and introduced Vansh Sayani in a lead role as Baalveer's successor.[13] Pavitra Punia was cast as the evil fairy, Timnasa.[14]

Filming

The series is being taped on sets at Film City, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[15] After the Indian government announced the COVID-19 lockdown, the show ceased airing new episodes, along with other shows throughout the Indian entertainment industry. Four months later, after the government relaxed restrictions, the series resumed airing of new episodes, continuing with the storyline that had been interrupted.[16]

Casting

In 2020, Pavitra Punia announced that she would exit the series to participate in Season 14 of Bigg Boss. Subsequently, Krutika Desai, Amika Shail and Khushi Mukherjee also quit the show for other reasons.

The storyline ended and producers announced a second season, introducing the underwater kingdom of Shinkai, which would be populated by new villains, Bambaal, Milsa and Ray, played by Vimarsh Roshan, Shweta Khanduri and Shoaib Ali, respectively.[17][18][19] In mid-December 2020, makers announced that Vimarsh Roshan was leaving the series and Aditya Ranvijay would return as Bhaymaar.[20] In early January 2021, makers announced the return of Pavitra Punia as Timnasa also, following her eviction from Bigg Boss.[21]

Dev Joshi played six different characters.[22]

Reception

The first episode[23] has over 45 million views on YouTube. Baalveer Returns episode 233[24] has over 72 million views on YouTube.Its 170 episode has over 60 million views

References

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