| Chorr Police | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Rajiv Chilaka |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Green Gold Animations |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney XD India |
| Release | 2009 – 2012 |
Chorr Police (transl. Thief Police) is an Indian animated television series that aired on Disney XD (India). As the title suggests, it is about a thief and a policeman. The show is available in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.[1]
Plot
Anthony, a happy-go-lucky thief who lives in the slums of Mumbai, steals for the benefit of the underprivileged while constantly trying to outwit police officer Lovely Singh.
Characters
Main
Anthony
Anthony is a lean and clever thief who lives in the slums of Mumbai and steals for the welfare of the other people in the slum, so he is known as the Robinhood Slumdog of Mumbai. Whenever he tries to steal something though, Lovely Singh finds out and tries to arrest him. This leads to some funny moments. Anthony's last name is unknown. He is voiced by Unknown.
Inspector Lovely Singh
Lovely Singh is a police inspector in Mumbai. In the opening, it is said that he came to Mumbai to be an actor in Bollywood, but he was unable to get any other job, so he became a police inspector. He chases after Anthony day after day to try to arrest him, but only succeeds sometimes, after which Anthony escapes. He is in love with Titli. He is voiced by Jasbir Jassi Singh Thandi.
Recurring
Titli
She is a journalist who writes articles when Lovely Singh manages to catch Anthony. Lovely Singh is in love with her, but she doesn't seem to know.
Neel
He is a seven-year-old boy who idolizes Lovely Singh. He also loves gadgets. He helps Lovely Singh catch Anthony and helps Anthony escape when Lovely Singh manages to catch him. He is just looking for fun.
Security guard
He is always tricked by Anthony. Twice, he thought Anthony was a ghost. His name is not mentioned in the series.
Pandu Hawaldar
He is a sergeant of Inspector Lovely Singh at his police station. He is a bit fat and can doze off quickly to sleep. His fortune is very bad. In the episode "Lovely Singh Demoted", he is only made Inspector for a short span of time.
Professor Pixels
Professor Pixels appeared in the episode "Robot Police", depicted as a professor who has tried to improve the police force over the last 40 years. He invented the robot police, but ultimately it turned out to be a big flaw.
Chaman
Chaman Chikna is a notorious thief in Mumbai, who is on the most wanted criminals list. He usually wears a pink shirt with white hearts. He often gets enraged with Anthony, which can lead to many comic scenes.
Broadcast
It originally aired on Disney XD. Later it also aired on its sister channels Hungama TV and Disney Channel. The OTT platform Amazon Prime Video acquired the streaming rights of the series in 2016.[2][3] Later it was also acquired by Sony YAY! in 2021.
See also
References
- ↑ "When Will Indian Cartoons Grow Up Enough For My Child? A Mom Asks". The Quint. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Netflix announces first India original animated series based on Chhota Bheem". ETtech. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Amazon adds animated content from Green Gold to Prime Video". Medianama. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2018.