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Bandbudh Aur Budbak is an Indian animated comedy television series produced by Aashish Mall, Mayank Patel and Avinash Walzade. It was also produced by Paperboat Animation Studios. It premiered originally on ZeeQ in 2015. It showcases the antics and school life of two naughty friends named Badrinath and Budhdeb.[1]
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Genre | Comedy |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 156 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 10–12 minutes |
Production company | Paperboat Animation Studios |
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Network | ZeeQ |
Release | 13 February 2015 |
Characters
editMain
edit- Badrinath "Badri": Badrinath is one of the main characters of the show. He is the smart one who thinks of many ideas to fail others in the things that he wants. He is loyal to his friendship and hates studying and going to school, Known as Apna School. He mostly plays Mega Robot, a space game challenging aliens. His hair is messy and he the short one. He is voiced by Pooja Punjabi.
- Budhdeb "Budh": Budhdeb is the other main character of the show. Budhdeb too is loyal to his friendship and hates studying and going to school, just like Badrinath. He always utters Ekdum Lallantaap!! (transl. Very Fantastic!). Even Badrinath sometimes utters this phrase. Like Badrinath, he also mostly plays Mega Robot. He is voiced by Sonal Kaushal.
Recurring
edit- Jeeva: Jeeva is the fattest boy in the class. He stutters a lot.
He sometimes bullies Badrinath and Budhdeb as they make fun of him. He considers himself very powerful but actually, he is a cowardly boy. He is the favorite student of Dubey ji, their class teacher.
- Gyan Singh: Gyan is the most intelligent student in the class and is from Punjab, India. He always gets first position in the class so he's the class topper.
- Sabina: Sabina is the monitor of the class. She is very responsible and wears glasses. She is Gyan's best friend.
- Karan: Karan is a very stylish boy. He is from the United States and always boasts about things that his father brings for him from foreign countries (mainly from the United States and London).
- Maira & Saira: Sisters Maira and Saira are the most prettiest girls of the school. They are very stylish and most of the time speak English. They love to talk about movies and often talk about them when they walk in the school corridors.
They are of the same height.
- Mukesh, Ganesh & Ramesh: Brothers Mukesh,Ganesh & Ramesh are in triplets. All of them wear glasses.
They are identical twins with difference in their heights.
- Dubey:Dubey Ji is the class teacher of Badri and Budh's class. He is from Bihar and speaks Bhojpuri also he sometimes speaks some English phrases too. He is very fat and lazy. he always punishes Badrinath and Budhdeb by making them murga (transl. Rooster) whenever they act worse in the school.
His favorite student is Jeeva.
- Makkhan Singh Rathi: Makkhan Singh Rathi is the principal of Apna School. He is from Haryana and speaks Haryanvi and sometimes uses English for official communication. He has a tall and thin frame. He loves trophies and urges students to get trophies for the school. He comes to school in a yellow-colored car. His dialogue is Aakhir Principal Hai Hum (transl. After All I'm The Principal).
He saves Badrinath and Budhdeb from getting punished mostly by Dubey sir.
- Bindiya Roy: Bindiya Roy is the art teacher of the school. She is from West Bengal and speaks some Bengali when she speaks Hindi or English. She wears glasses. She often says Khub Bhalo (transl. Very Good).
She is a little taller than Dubey Sir and ties flowers in her braided hair.
- Patel: Patel is the peon of the school. He is quite lazy. He is from Gujarat and speaks Gujarati. Sometimes, he even speaks Sanskrit.
He sometimes gets tricked by Badrinath and Budhdeb.
- Patil: Patil is the security guard of the school. He is sincere and responsible. He is quite active. He is from Maharashtra and speaks Marathi.
- Yogiraj Ji: Yogiraj Ji also known as Yoginath Ji is the yoga teacher of Apna School. He has long hair and a beard like any traditional Hindu sage.
He is tall just like Rathi.
- Krishnan Sir: Krishnan Sir is the lab assistant of Apna School. He is sincere, intelligent, and responsible. He wears glasses. He is from Kerala. He often does some experiments which are admirable but Badri and Budh cause trouble using them sometimes.
- Librarian: She is an anonymous female teacher. She is in charge of the library and teaches Hindi to the class, as shown in the episode Angrezi Ka Aakraman. Her name is not mentioned
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- Cinderella: Cinderella is a buffalo. Badrinath and Budhdeb often bump into her when they don't ride their cycle carefully, but she doesn't react in any way to them.
They mostly meet her in a river which is their favorite spot of timepassing.
Others
edit- Kaala Kaboola: Jaadugar Kaala Kaboola is an evil magician whose main intention is to hypnotize everyone while performing his tricks and then loot them.
- Principal Rana: Rana is the principal of another school in Apna Nagar.
- Pahari Lal: Pahari Lal is a civilian of Apna Nagar. He builds a living inside the Apna School with his wife, claiming that a part of the land used to build the Apna School, belongs to his grandfather.
- Officer Waghmare: Waghmare is a police officer of the Chhota Chowki Police Station in Apna Nagar.
- Chhota Manjan: Chhota Manjan is a thief.
- Munna Mobile: Munna Mobile is a deputy of officer Waghmare.
Episodes
editBroadcast
editThe show was originally released on ZeeQ on 13 February 2015. Later, it aired on Discovery Kids from February 2018 to 2019.[2][3] It also aired on Big Magic. From 18 April 2020, it was telecasted on Cartoon Network.[4][5] In July 2021, the series was also broadcast by Pogo TV.[6]Watch it on ZEE5 or on YouTube channel of Zee kids
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ZEEQ Rebrands channel". AnimationXpress. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Bandbudh aur Budbak helps catapult Discovery Kids ratings by 112%". 23 February 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Mukherjee Parikh, Runa (29 May 2016). "When Will Indian Cartoons Grow Up Enough for My Child? A Mom Asks". The Quint. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Cartoon Network to air animated show, 'Bandbudh aur Budbak' from 18 April". 9 April 2020.
- ^ "Pogo & Cartoon Network go local with India Originals – Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media.
- ^ Bandbudh aur Budbak | Every day 07:00 AM | Pogo TV |