Kids
Hungama’s personality workshop for cable ops’ kids
MUMBAI: Hungama TV, the soon to be launched 24-hour Hindi children’s entertainment channel, promoted by UTV, is organising personality development workshop across 11 cities.
The workshop is conducted by Satish Deshmukh, an entertainer and professional corporate illusionist and exclusively for the cable operator’s children.
The objective of the workshop is to develop communication skills that are essential in all walks of life. Deshmukh also focuses on the key elements of personality development like leadership qualities, confidence, creative thinking and stage presentation.
The Mumbai leg of the workshop was held on 12 September at Tulip Star Hotel where Deshmukh honed the communication and interpersonal skills of the participants through a repertoire of magic tricks to enhance their confidence and communication skills.
The Mumbai workshop is part of 11-city programme, which would cover almost all children of the cable operators across these cities and their neighborhood, which started off at Pune on 11 September, according to the official release.
Highlighting the importance of all-round development of children, Hungama TV COO, Purnendu Bose states, “This is an initiative dedicated to our trade partners and it’s our way of contributing to the overall personality development of the children of cable operators, which we believe will go a long way in shaping the identities of the citizens of tomorrow.”
The workshop would proceed cover Ludhiana, Lucknow, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Surat, Nagpur and Kolkata, the programme will come to a close at Bangalore on 2 October.
“Hungama TV will consistently endeavor to provide quality entertainment, contribute to development of Indian children and live up to the expectations that Hungama TV is truly for the Indian kids by the Indian Kids,” says Bose in the official release.
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.
