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Nick Bryant appointed BBC’s South Asia correspondent in Delhi
NEW DELHI: BBC’s Washington correspondent Nick Bryant who will be the organisations’ new South Asia correspondent arrived in the Capital.
Bryant has been at the heart of the BBC’s news coverage in Washington for the last four and half years. He has led the organisations’ reporting on all the major news events during that time including the 9/11 attacks, Bush’s “War on terrorism” and the US elections. He has also reported extensively from Washington on the Whitehouse’s emerging and changing relations with India, Pakistan and the rest of South Asia.
Nick says about the assignment, “So much of my time in Washington was spent covering the reaction there to events in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, it’s great to get the chance to report from sharp end of those stories. It’s also hard to think of a region where so many of the big geopolitical stories right now have such resonance – from aids to the digital divide, from the war on terrorism to the environment.”
Bryant will take up his post next week. The BBC’s South Asia Bureau Editor Paul Danahar said, “Nick brings to the post the right mix of a regional and global perspective I wanted for this senior position. The BBC is now in 86 per cent of American homes where there is a growing interest in news from India so his presence here will also help us serve that new audience alongside our large existing audiences across South Asia.”
A student of history at the Cambridge University, Bryant did a doctorate on American politics from the Oxford University. A visiting scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, Bryant is currently writing a book on the history of John F. Kennedy’s relationship with the civil rights movement for the Yale University Press.
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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.
