Chacha Chaudhary
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Chacha Chaudhary is one of the most popular Indian comic book characters, created by cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma. It comes in ten Indian languages including Hindi and English and sells almost ten million copies. Chacha Chaudhary has also been made into a television series with Raghuvir Yadav playing Chacha.
Chacha Chaudhary was created in 1969 for the Hindi magazine Lotpot. It soon became popular among kids and the elderly alike.
Chacha Chaudhary is a middle class Indian, frail but extremely intelligent old man. The word chacha means 'uncle' in Hindi. He always wears his red turban, which is his trademark and holds a stick in hand. His company includes his wife (chachi), a faithful street dog called Rocket and a giant called Sabu (who is a Jupiter-native and provides the physical strength in time of need).
Chacha Chaudhary is remarkably different from other comic-book superheroes as he is no muscleman or has extraordinary powers. Instead, he uses his shrewd brain and presence of mind to fight off evil robbers and thieves. His brain works faster than a computer.
Some nemeses of Chacha Chaudhary are Raaka (once a dacoit but after drinking a magic potion becomes immortal giant), Gobbar Singh (a dacoit) Chacha Chaudhary (http://www.diamondcomic.com/subpage/chacha.html)