Kids
Disney Channel to lauch new animation series Fish Hooks
Mumbai: Disney Channel is premiering an original animation series, Fish Hooks, on 30 April. The show will air every Saturday at 11 am.
Created by children‘s book illustrator and author Noah Z Jones, the series is set inside a giant fish tank in Bud‘s Pet Shop and revolves around three tween fish – Milo, Oscar and Bea – who attend Freshwater High School.
The series chronicles the daily lives of these three fish pals as they experience typical challenges of high school, including friendship, dating and sports, along with more atypical fish-related challenges like giant lobster attacks and school field trips to the hamster cages.
Walt Disney Television International India executive director content and creative Arnab Chaudhuri says, “A school of fish, what can be funnier! Fish Hooks is a hilarious series featuring a sub-aquatic take on the traditional high school theme. Memorable characters coupled with humour make Fish Hooks a must watch.”
The show features the young comic Saloni Dani in her first voice acting role as the voice of Clamantha, the clam in Fish Hooks.
Disney Channel host Murtuza stars as the voice of Milo, and Ashish Juneja, who played “Zee” in Disney Channel’s Kya Mast Hai Life, is the voice of Oscar, Milo‘s brother.
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.
