Kids
Cartoon Network to spin ‘Dragon Tales’ next year
MUMBAI: Cartoon Network is going from strength to strength. One of the new shows lined up for next year is Dragon Tales.
At the start of the show the Two Hispanic children, Max and Emmy, move into a new home. Like any young children, they’re not quite happy at first about moving. Then, Emmy finds a secret drawer and inside is box containing a magical, shimmering dragon scale. They just have to say “I wish, I wish, with all my heart, to fly with dragons, in a land apart.”
The six year old Emmy has an active spirit and sense of adventure. She’s always ready to chip in her ideas, participate in fun games and sporting activities and help out all of her friends. However, her take-charge personality can sometimes rub the wrong way and she occasionally needs to take a step back when she becomes to close to the action.
Max is Emmy’s younger brother. While he is always happy to join her on an adventure to Dragon Land, he sometimes gets upset about being too small to do certain things.
Another show that will air is The Koala Brothers. Frank and Buster, have a special mission in life: to help others in need. Their adventures take them all over the Outback and it’s never too long before someone needs their help, even if that someone doesn’t know it yet.
Meanwhile eight-year-old Mac is the title character in Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Mac has outgrown his imaginary friend. So he takes his buddy Bloo a walking, talking security blanket to Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. Here all sorts of odd characters, given up by their creators, are welcome to stay until new kids come to adopt them. Mac strikes a deal with Madame Foster, the proprietor: as long as he comes to visit every day, Bloo will not be put up for adoption.
Kids
Mukta Arts and Green Gold ink MOU to animate iconic film IPs
Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan to spawn animated shows plus features.
MUMBAI: When classic hindi movie meets animation, the result is a fresh reel of nostalgia with a cartoon twist. Mukta Arts Ltd. and Green Gold Animation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on animated shows and feature films drawn from Mukta Arts’ four-decade treasure trove of iconic IPs. The partnership taps Mukta’s SGM Animation Studio launched in 2025 as its dedicated animation and games arm and Green Gold’s proven track record in building scalable, homegrown franchises. Creative teams from both sides have already kicked off discussions, with the first project currently in development.
The slate will draw inspiration from landmark Mukta films including Kalicharan, Karz, Hero, Karma, Ram Lakhan, Khalnayak, Saudagar and Iqbal, plus character-led spin-offs from those universes. The aim is to reimagine these stories for today’s young, global audiences while preserving their emotional core.
Green Gold Animation (home of Chhota Bheem) founder and CEO Rajiv Chilaka said, “This partnership with SGM Studios allows us to apply our experience in building long-lasting animation IPs to a truly iconic film catalogue. Together, we aim to create animated worlds that are rooted in these legendary stories, yet designed to connect with today’s young, global audiences.”
Mukta Arts Ltd. filmmaker and founder Subhash Ghai added, “Mukta Arts has always believed in creating stories with lasting emotional value. Through animation, we are extending our IP into a new medium for the next generation.”
In an industry where timeless tales never go out of fashion, this collaboration promises to bring beloved characters back to life with a modern, animated glow proving that some stories are too good to stay in live-action. Stay tuned for the first animated frame to drop.
