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Tata AIG Life announces winners of StarKid talent search
MUMBAI: Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Ltd announced the winners of the StarKid Talent Search – the hunt for India’s best all-round child talent. The winners of the talent search were each awarded a scholarship of Rs 50,000.
StarKid Talent Search is a unique, nationwide talent search that seeks to identify and reward early signs of talent to allow parental focus and realization of a child’s potential. The method of evaluation of a child’s skills and talent has been developed by a panel of child psychologists and academicians in association with Tata AIG Life.
Hundred finalists were shortlisted from each city out of which three StarKids were awarded the scholarship of Rs 50,000 each. Through this talent search, Tata AIG Life has reached out to over 4,00,000 children across 1311 schools in 12 cities. In Mumbai, the ‘Star Kid Talent Search’ initiative has drawn the participation of more than 100 schools across the city.
Commenting on this unique initiative, Tata AIG Life Insurance Company Limited managing director, Ian Watts, said, “The StarKid Talent Search is an initiative that is aimed at nurturing the skills and talents of children. We believe that it is important to identify and nurture a child’s latent talent at an early stage to enable full realization of the child’s potential.”
In Mumbai the three StarKid winners were Arham Praveen Jain, Anuj Jai Jeevan and Sanket Santosh Kadam were presented with the scholarship at an award ceremony officiated by Uncle Pai, Sonia Bhardwaj and Meenakshi Mukherjee.
The ‘StarKid Talent Search’ is an annual community initiative driven by Tata AIG Life. This year saw total of 36 StarKids across the country, with scholarships worth Rs 1.8 million being awarded to school kids from the age group of 4 to 9 years old.
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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.
