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UTV World Movies to celebrate Children’s Day
MUMBAI: UTV World Movies is celebrating children’s day with a special line-up of films from around the world dedicated to children. The channel is also extending its on-air festival to movie screenings on-ground in various schools.
ODPS, Noida; Bhatnagar‘s International School, Delhi; Mount Carmel, Delhi and Don Bosco Institute of Communication Arts, Chennai are some of the schools where UTV World Movies will be organizing the Children‘s Day Film Festival.
UTV Entertainment Television COO Dilshad Master said, “On this special day, we promise to entertain children with movies they would simply love watching. The movie watching experience with school mates makes it even more memorable and fun.”
One of the films that will air is The Horror Bus. It is adapted from best selling ghost novels by Paul Van Loon. The Dutch Harry Potter! Class nerd Onnoval is sick of being bullied by Gino, the popular kid in class. So Onnoval writes a story in which he takes his revenge on Gino. But much to his surprise, during a class trip, the story begins to come true…
Winky‘s Horse is a dutch film adapted from the children‘s book by Tamara Bos. This movie has won 10 international awards and 2 nominations. Six years old Winky Wong wants only one thing – a horse, a real horse to ride.
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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.
