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{{Infobox television
| image                = Astra Force.jpg
| caption = Poster
| creator = {{Unbulleted list|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]|Sharad Devrajan}}
| genre                = {{Unbulleted list|[[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]|[[Action (genre)|Action]]|[[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]]}}
| writer               = Alok Sharma, Swapnil Narendra, Aarsh Vora, Sandiip Paatil
| country              = India
| language             = Hindi
| num_seasons          = 2
| num_episodes         = 52
| runtime              = 22 minutes 
| company              = Graphic India
| first_aired          = {{start date|df=y|2016|11|27}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|df=y|2017|8|18}}
| channel              = [[Disney Channel (Indian TV channel)|Disney Channel India]]
}}
'''''Astra Force''''' is an Indian animated superhero television series created by [[Amitabh Bachchan]] for [[Disney Channel (Indian TV channel)|Disney Channel]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-superhero-series-astra-force-unveiled-on-his-74th-birthday-3077134/ |title=Amitabh Bachchan's superhero series Astra Force unveiled on his 74th birthday |work=The Indian Express |date=11 October 2016 |accessdate=9 May 2017 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015084415/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-bachchan-superhero-series-astra-force-unveiled-on-his-74th-birthday-3077134/ |archivedate=15 October 2016 }}</ref> The series involves a superhero called Astra who is woken up from hibernation by two children, twins Neal and Tara, and they also become superheroes like him. Each episodes deals with action and adventure with these superheroes fighting aliens and other enemies.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/now-amitabh-bachchan-to-debut-as-a-toon-hero-will-play-superhero-in-graphic-indias-astra-force-series/articleshow/47669443.cms |title=Now, Amitabh Bachchan to debut as a toon hero, will play superhero in Graphic India's Astra Force series |website=[[The Economic Times]] |date=15 June 2015 |access-date=19 March 2018 |last1=Raghavendra |first1=Nandini |archive-date=8 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508192319/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/now-amitabh-bachchan-to-debut-as-a-toon-hero-will-play-superhero-in-graphic-indias-astra-force-series/articleshow/47669443.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/watch-first-look-of-amitabh-bachchans-animated-superhero-series-astra-force-3045464.html|title=Watch: First look of Amitabh Bachchan's animated superhero series Astra Force|website=[[Firstpost]]|date=11 October 2016|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=22 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822161840/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/watch-first-look-of-amitabh-bachchans-animated-superhero-series-astra-force-3045464.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/graphic-india-disney-channel-india-802730|title=Graphic India, Disney Channel India Partner for Superhero Series 'Astra Force'|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=16 June 2015|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=22 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240822161906/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/graphic-india-disney-channel-india-802730/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-trailer-for-big-b-s-superhero-avatar-in-animated-series-astra-force-debuts-2263427|title=Watch: Trailer for Big B's superhero avatar in animated series 'Astra Force' debuts|website=[[DNA India]]|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320173552/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-watch-trailer-for-big-b-s-superhero-avatar-in-animated-series-astra-force-debuts-2263427|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/asia/disney-graphic-india-astra-force-1201519680/amp/|title=Disney, Graphic India Team With Amitabh Bachchan for 'Astra Force'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=15 June 2015|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230412/http://variety.com/2015/tv/asia/disney-graphic-india-astra-force-1201519680/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/kids/astra-force-screening-held-to-premiere-on-disney-today-161128?amp|title='Astra Force' screening held; to premiere on Disney today|website=Indian Television|date=28 November 2016|access-date=20 March 2018|archive-date=20 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320170105/http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/kids/astra-force-screening-held-to-premiere-on-disney-today-161128?amp|url-status=live}}</ref>

Astra Force typically follows a format of two 11-minutes long independent "segments" per episode. The series is also available on [[Amazon Video|Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/amitabh-bachchan-disney-superhero-animation-astra-force-now-on-amazon-prime-video-1688650|title=Amitabh Bachchan's Disney Superhero Animation, Astra Force, Now on Amazon Prime Video|website=[[NDTV]]|date=2 May 2017|accessdate=May 2, 2017|archive-date=2 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502174301/http://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/amitabh-bachchan-disney-superhero-animation-astra-force-now-on-amazon-prime-video-1688650|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Indiagames Ltd.]] released ''Astra Force'' an official [[tie-in]] game for the series in 2017.

==See also==
*[[List of Indian animated television series]]

==References==
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{{Disney Channel India Original Series}}
{{Children television series in India}}

[[Category:2016 animated television series debuts]]
[[Category:2016 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated action television series]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated adventure television series]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated science fiction television series]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated superhero television series]]
[[Category:Disney Channel (Indian TV channel) original programming]]
[[Category:Indian children's animated fantasy television series]]
[[Category:Amitabh Bachchan]]
[[Category:Television shows adapted into video games]]


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