Kids
Nominees of Voice Awards for Pogo Amazing Kids Awards’ announced
MUMBAI: The nominees of the Voice Awards category for the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2005 have been announced. This is the second year of the awards, which encourages Indian kids to exercise their choice by empowering them to choose/vote for their favourite icons amongst nominees in various award categories. |
All kids have to do is tune into Prime Pogo from 6 – 8 pm starting 19 September to catch the nominees in each of the 10 categories. Every week nominees from two categories will be featured within Prime Pogo, giving kids the chance to cast their votes on a weekly basis for five weeks in a row. As each set of a category would air only for a week, kids can voice their choice for a particular category only during the week of telecast. The nominees of the Pogo Voice Awards 2005 are given below: Most Amazing Actor: Abhishek Bachchan (Bunty Aur Babli), Shahrukh Khan (Veer Zaara), Amitabh Bachchan (Black), Akshay Kumar (Waqt), Akshay Khanna (Hulchul) Most Amazing Actress: Preity Zinta (Veer Zaara), Priyanka Chopra (Waqt), Rani Mukerji (Bunty Aur Babli), Ayesha Takiya (Dil Mange More), Rani Mukerji (Black) Most Amazing Film: Bunty Aur Babli, Kaal, Hulchul, Black, Veer Zaara Most Amazing New Comer: Sneha Ullal (Lucky-No Time for Love), Gayatri Joshi (Swades), Isha Sharwani (Kisna), Abhay Deol (Socha Na Tha), Soha Ali Khan (Dil Mange More) Most Amazing Song: Kaal Dhamaal (Kaal), Dhadak Dhadak (Bunty Aur Babli), Woh Lamhe (Zaher), Kajrare Kajrare (Bunty Aur Babli), Let’s Play Holi (Waqt) Most Amazing Singer: Atif (Woh Lamhe), Alisha Chinai, Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali (Kajrare Kajrare), Kunal Ganjanwala (Kaal Dhamaal), Anu Malik, Sunidhi Chauhan (Let’s Play Holi), Udit Narayan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Nihira Joshi (Dhadak Dhadak) Most Amazing Comedian: Arshad Warsi (Hulchul), Paresh Rawal (Hulchul), Boman Irani (Waqt), Rajpal Yadav (Waqt) Most Amazing Sports Hero: Irfan Pathan (Cricket), Sachin Tendulkar (Cricket), Rahul Dravid (Cricket), Sania Mirza (Tennis), Vishwanathan Anand (Chess) Most Amazing Toon: Tom & Jerry, Pikachu, Richie Rich, Spiderman, The Powerpuff Girls Most Amazing Pogo Character/Show: Noddy, Oswald, Pingu, M.A.D, Thomas The Tank Engine
To promote the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2005, Pogo has kicked off a well-integrated marketing campaign that includes extensive media such as hoardings, print advertising and web-based promotions. A school contact programme is being conducted to contact 3000 school principals to inform them about Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2005 and, in turn, spread the message about the awards to over 15,00,000 kids. Instituted by Pogo in December 2004, Pogo Amazing Kids Awards is the first-ever kids’ television award. The awards recognise child prodigies and reward them for their outstanding achievements in multiple areas of excellence such as arts, leadership, sports, etc. Kids were also empowered to exercise their choice, and vote for their favourite icons from the world of music, sports, movies and television. |
The nominations for the Pogo Voice Awards 2005 have been announced for sub-categories such as Most Amazing Actor, Most Amazing Actress, Most Amazing Film, Most Amazing Newcomer, Most Amazing Song, Most Amazing Singer, Most Amazing Comedian, Most Amazing Sports Hero, Most Amazing Toon and Most Amazing Pogo Character/Show. 
Interestingly, five lucky kids who exercise their choice through Pogo Voice Awards will get the fabulous once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to personally present the award to their favourite star. 
Kids can send in their votes on-line via www.pogo.tv or visit the special voting booths set up at their schools in some cities. Close to a 1000 kids will receive exclusive Pogo merchandise by participating in the voting process.
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.
