Kids
Cartoon Network and POGO collaborate with Sucheta Pal for a fun Zumba® Session with School kids in Mumbai
MUMBAI: For the 14th edition of the annual School Contact Programme (SCP), India’s favourite kids’ channels, Cartoon Network and POGO collaborated with Sucheta Pal, Ambassador, Zumba® Fitness to engage with school kids at Holy Name High School, Colaba in Mumbai.
Sucheta Pal and Ben 10 brought together the magic of Zumba® Kids at Cartoon Network’s SCP with ‘Be Fit’ as the focus this year. The fitness session helped kids understand the importance of physical activities in their daily lives, in Cartoon Network style. On the other hand, Sucheta with her friend superhero from Dholakpur Bheem highlighted the significance of friendship as the duo came together for another fun Zumba® Kids session to promote POGO’s SCP theme ‘Friends Forever’. Students were overjoyed to see their favourite toons as they danced with them to learn new Zumba techniques to get fit and stay healthy.
Keeping the fun quotient high, Sucheta Pal created an immersive experience for students, inspired by various dance forms such as hip-hop, salsa, belly dance, bhangra etc.
“It's an opportunity to encourage the future leaders of our country to live a healthy lifestyle. This is an effort through a fun fitness format of Zumba®️ kids that we wish to start encouraging our little ones at a young age so that they continue to be fit through their teenage years and adult good.” said Sucheta Pal, Ambassador, Zumba®️ Fitness.
It was an interactive, exciting and fun-filled afternoon which saw over 500 school kids participating for the event.
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.
