Sanjay Gupta (comics)

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Sanjay Gupta
Born (1966-12-07) December 7, 1966 (age 54)
New Delhi
NationalityIndian
Area(s)Writer, Editor, Publisher
Pseudonym(s)Gabbar Gupta
Notable works
Nagraj
Doga
Bhokal
Parmanu
Yoddha
Super Commando Dhruva
Tiranga
Bankelal
Parmanu
Bheriya
Shakti
Raja Pocket Books

Raj Comics

Sanjay Gupta (born December 7, 1966) is an Indian comic book writer, editor, the studio head and Founder of Raj comics, and is considered to be father of Indian Superheroes. People says - Comics means Sanjay Gupta. After division of Raj Comics, some other people claimed as Raj Comics founder which is not true. Only and only Raj Kumar Gupta and his son Sanjay Gupta is the founder of Raj Comics. He is famous for establishing the superhero comics genre in India for Hindi language. Sanjay Gupta expanded the scope of superhero comic book universe, with the aim to entertain, motivate and augment the imagination of Indians across generations.

Sanjay Gupta is one of the key people of Raj Comics, along with his brothers Manoj Gupta and , He created the characters Nagraj,[1] Doga, Bhokal, Yoddha, it is Nagraj who was the first superhero of India.

Early life and family[]

Co-Founder Of Raja Pocket Books, Paperclip Books, Tricolor Books, Red Rabbit, Rajshree Prakashan, Harish Pocket Books, Raj Chitra Katha, King Comics, Fang Magazine, Raj Comics, Rc Motion Pictures And Raj Prem Films. Founder Of Alpha Book Publishers & Raj Comics By Sanjay Gupta.

Publishing career[]

Early career[]

After finishing his studies in 1984, he joined his father Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta (Founder, Raja Pocket Books).

Writer and creator[]

Mr. Sanjay Gupta was a huge fan of superheroes since childhood and always wanted to give India a homegrown superhero universe. His passion lead him develop the legendary Raj Comics Superhero Universe, as his passion led him to create the greatest and most-loved Indian superheroes like Nagraj, Doga, Bhokal, Parmanu, Tiranga, Anthony, Ashwaraj, Inspector Steel and several others.

Rise to Stardom - Nagraj[]

Sanjay Gupta and Manoj Gupta created Nagraj who is a fictional superhero appearing in Indian comic books published by Raj Kumar Gupta under Raja Pocket Books in the late 1980s by Rajkumar Gupta. Nagraj first appeared in the comics Nagraj GENL #14 which was written by Parshuram Sharma and illustrated by Pratap Mullick.Nagraj is believed to have been inspired by the mythological Ichchhadhari Nag (shapeshifting snakes) and historical Vishmanushya . His stories create a rich blend of mythology, fantasy, magic, and science fiction. Over the time nagraj attainted a rich fandom.

Films[]

In 2014, Anurag Kashyap had spoken about making a film on Doga—a vigilante killing machine in the style of Marvel Comics’ The Punisher—but the project was shelved after his Bombay Velvet flopped. Raj Comics co-founder and studio head Sanjay Gupta says "Bollywood is yet to warm up to the idea of licensing comic book characters that come with detailed universes and visuals ready for the screen. We want to start with animated Web series first. We are expecting to make our first live-action film the year after." In December 2017, Raj Comics organized special screening of their horror film Aadamkhor at Nagraj Janmotsav event, Delhi. Aadamkhor is based on comic of the same name published by Raj Comics in 1992.[2][3] Raj comics has released Aadamkhor on YouTube on 24 May 2018.[4]

It was also announced in December 2019, that Ranveer Singh was in reports to play Nagraj in a film produced by Karan Johar. Looking forward to their film in 2022.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "The return of Indian superheroes". TMC. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
  2. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (2016-09-02). "In search of the Indian superhero". livemint.com/. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  3. ^ "Why Nagraj, Dhruva, Doga aren't finding space on big screen? (view pics)". Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  4. ^ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=noF_3DepbJg&t=426s

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