Kids
Nick launches second annual Parents’ Picks Awards
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon‘s ParentsConnect announced this year‘s annual Parents‘ Picks Awards. Parents can pick their favourite businesses and local resources in their communities across the US. Parents can vote online at www.nicksparentspicks.com for the best of the best in 30 different categories, including: best museum for families; best toy store; best playground/park; and more.
Voting for the awards will end on 15 July and winners will be announced on 15 August.
Nick Jr.com senior VP Tanya Van Court says, “ParentsConnect is a great resource for families to find information that is helpful in their everyday lives. With Parents‘ Picks, we want to hear what parents have to say about the best places to eat, shop and play in their local communities. Their ideas, opinions and recommendations are key ingredients in ParentsConnect‘s mission to serve as a quality resource and authority on what‘s great for families all over the country.”
ParentsConnect‘s Parents‘ Pick Awards will identify winners from more than 10,000 nominees in 52 US cities. Winning venues will receive a “Parents‘ Pick 2009 Winner” seal to display in their storefront windows, and will be featured on Nickelodeon‘s ParentsConnect for the rest of 2009 as one of the best family resources in the area.
Nickelodeon‘s ParentsConnect Local offers families a weekly events calendar and a complete listing of family-friendly resources near them. It allows parents to search for activities, events and attractions by their kids‘ ages and activity preferences.
Featuring the tagline We‘re not perfect, we‘re parents, Nickelodeon‘s ParentsConnect is the online resource providing parenting advice
and community, celebrating the reality of parenthood and making parents‘ lives easier.
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.
