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Springs Creative in licensing deal with Nick
MUMBAI: Springs Creative Products Group LLC has entered into a licensing partnership with Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products.
This partnership will allow Springs Creative Products Group to incorporate Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. properties including SpongeBob SquarePants; iCarly; The Backyardigans; Blue‘s Clues; Go, Diego, Go; Dora the Explorer, Ni Hao, Kai-lan; and WonderPets into the company‘s lines of retail fabrics and craft kits, such as the Room Decor Kits and Fleece Throw Kits.
“This partnership clearly demonstrates that Springs Creative Products Group is constantly striving to deliver the most current and sellable trends in the marketplace. We are very excited about adding the Nickelodeon(R) brand to our line of licensed products and plan to use its popular characters to develop new, innovative products that provide great value to our customers,” said Springs Creative Products Group‘s president Mike Boylan.Consumer Products.
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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.
