Kids
ICarly wins favourite TV show at Nick Kids choice Awards
MUMBAI: iCarly won the award for favourite kids show at the Nickelodeon’s Kids choice Awards in the US.
Kids paid tribute to their favourites by casting a record-breaking 200 million votes from 7 March -2 April 2011 in 20 categories.
In other television categories Favourite Reality Show went to American Idol; Favourite Cartoon to SpongeBob SquarePants; Favourite TV Actor to Dylan Sprouse; Favourite TV Actress to Selena Gomez and Funniest TV Sidekick to Jennette McCurdy.
In film Orange, blimps were presented to Johnny Depp; Miley Cyrus; The Karate Kid for Favourite Movie and Despicable Me for Favourite Animated Movie. Jackie Chan won top honours for Favourite Buttkicker and Eddie Murphy took home the blimp for Favourite Voice from an Animated Movie for his role of Donkey in Shrek Forever After.
In music, top honours went to for Katy Perry for Favourite Female Singer; The Black Eyed Peas for Favourite Music Group and Justin Bieber for Favourite Male Singer while his track “Baby,” featuring Ludacris, won for Favourite Song. Most valuable players Shaquille O‘Neal and Lindsey Vonn won for Favourite Male Athlete and Favourite Female Athlete, respectively.
The Diary of Wimpy Kid series garnered Favourite Book and Just Dance 2 won Favourite Videogame. In a new special category this year, Josh Duhamel was immortalized into the Arm Fart Hall of Fame as voted by viewers during the live telecast.
Rosario Dawson presented former Kids‘ Choice Awards host and winner Justin Timberlake with Nickelodeon‘s The Big Help Award in recognition of his ongoing charitable work as a philanthropist with Shriners Hospitals for Children. The Big Help Award recognises individuals who take actions to better the world and whose significant impact on their community has inspired kids to do the same.
The show as hosted by actor/comedian Jack Black and broadcast from the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles; the kids‘ top choices in television, movies, music and sports were revealed via slime slushie, cheerleader and a bear on a unicycle.
The telecast featured additional celebrity participants, including: Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Taylor Momsen, Steven Tyler, Joe Jonas, Russell Brand, Jaden Smith, Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Nick Cannon, Miranda Cosgrove, Victoria Justice, Rosario Dawson, Rico Rodriguez, Cory Monteith, Keke Palmer, Shaun White, Randy Jackson and many others.
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.
