Kids
Nick unwraps December specials
MUMBAI: Nickelodeon will deliver a bounty of presents to make kids and tweens merry throughout the month of December.
The slate includes seven new seasonal specials and an array of what it calls holiday favourites.
In the spirit of the season, Nick reunites Drake Bell and Josh Peck — for a two-hour original TV movie, Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh which will air on 5 December.
Then spreading more chuckles and cheer, the kids network delivers toonful Yuletide premieres of Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! on the same day, The Wonder Pets! on 8 December and The Fairly OddParents on 12 December.
On 13 December Nick unwraps new back-to-back holiday episodes of the shows iCarly, True Jackson, VP and The Naked Brothers Band.
At once a comic adventure and a poignant story for the season, Merry Christmas, Drake and Josh guest-stars Henry Winkler and MMA fighter Kimbo Slice respectively. And on a merry, musical note headliner Drake Bell rings in the season – and engages the foster kids and his band — with renditions of the songs Jingle Bells and The 12 Days of Christmas.
A trio of holiday special episodes of iCarly, True Jackson, VP and The Naked Brothers Band will light up Nick‘s airwaves on 13 December. iCarly‘s iChristmas leads off with a take-off of the Christmas classic It‘s a Wonderful Life. Carly angrily wishes she had a ‘normal‘ brother after Spencer‘s magnetic tree sculpture catches fire, incinerating the presents beneath it.
Mitch the angel appears to show her what her life would be like with a buttoned-up 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.
