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Mumbai school wins Disney Channel’s My School Rocks competition
MUMBAI: Five cities and two months later, St Xavier’s High School, Vile Parle, Mumbai is the winner of the My School Rocks contest organized by Disney Channel.
St Xavier’s emerged winners after beating 240 other schools including five semi finalists. In every city the performances were recorded and reviewed by noted Bollywood dance choreographer Saroj Khan. The winning group stars in a special music video which was choreographed by Saroj Khan and will be aired on Disney Channel.
My School Rocks is the biggest-ever interschool group-dance competition held across India. The contest draws inspiration from this year’s sensational Disney Channel original movie, ‘High School Musical’ which continues to be a rage across the globe.
650 schools from five cities including Amritsar, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Ahmedabad participated in this mega interschool group dance competition. The kids choreographed their own dance sequence on the High School Musical hit song ‘Ho ek hi aim’. Saroj Khan pronounced five schools with the best dancing talent as semi finalists. Vignettes of these five semi finalists’ performances were aired for audience poll via various voting mechanisms on Disney Channel.
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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.
