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Star Plus kicks off ‘The Lucky Watch and Win contest’
MUMBAI: Weeks after the launch of the new show Lucky, Star Plus is geared to kick start its on-air contest ‘The Lucky Watch and Win contest‘.
The contest question will be flashed during the show which airs every Saturday at 8 pm. Participants will be required to answer the question just SMS ‘Lucky‘ to 7827 or log on to www.indya.com. One lucky winner stands to win a family trip (a trip for four) to Disneyland, Hong Kong, two weekly winners will win Xboxes and 100 goodie bags will be given out to 50 kids every week, for two weeks. The contest period is from 18 November – 2 December.
The first question will be announced on 18 November, while the deadline for responses is 12 noon, 23 November. On 25 November, question 2 will be announced and the winner of question 1 will be placed on the scroll on air. The answers to the second question must be sent by 12 noon on 30 November. While on 2 December the winner of question 2 and one mega winner who has answered both the questions correctly will be randomly selected. The mega winner‘s name will be announced on the slate and the weekly winner on the scroll.
In addition, this on-air contest will be complimented with a school contact programme across Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Lucknow. This school contact programme will be activated in 2000 schools across the same seven cities including. Children across these schools will get a chance to play games and win Star merchandise.
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.
