41-458: Narayan Parasuram , Creative Director Karadi Tales is an independent children's publishing house based in Chennai, India focusing primarily on picture books and audiobooks. It was started in 1996 with an intent to create a space for Indian culture in the world of children's publishing, by a group of writers, educators and musicians. Since its launch, Karadi Tales titles have been consistently one of
82-719: A DIY show called Imagine That on 6 September 2020. On 18 April 2021, the second season of Imagine That and 101 Dalmatian Street were aired. The channel broadcasts in India and several neighboring countries. It was formerly broadcast in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Bhutan, but was removed for the following reasons: The Government of Bangladesh banned the Indian feeds of Disney Channel and Disney XD from broadcasting in February 2013, citing non-availability of localized dubs for content, including
123-690: A Hollywood adaptation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003 (co-starring Sean Connery ), where he played Captain Nemo . His portrayal of Nemo was very close to the design of the graphic novel, although his Nemo was far less manic. He worked in Vishal Bhardwaj 's Indian adaptation of Shakespeare 's Macbeth , titled Maqbool , in 2003, and Rajiv Rai 's Asambhav opposite Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra in 2004. He then went on to work in The Great New Wonderful (2005). Shah played
164-697: A distinguished career in the military, having served as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army , and later was appointed a member of the Armed Forces Tribunal and also Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University . Shah has acted in films such as Nishant , Aakrosh , Sparsh , Mirch Masala , Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai , Trikal , Bhavni Bhavai , Junoon , Mandi , Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! , Ardh Satya , Katha , and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro . He made his debut with
205-695: A pivotal role in Today's Special , Aasif Mandvi 's 2009 independent comedy film. In 2011, Shah was seen in The Dirty Picture . He acted in Anup Kurian's The Blueberry Hunt , playing a recluse growing marijuana in his forest retreat, and in Waiting , starring opposite Kalki Koechlin , both of which were released in 2016. Shah made his Pakistani film debut in Khuda Ke Liye by Shoaib Mansoor , where he played
246-508: A short cameo. His second Pakistani film Zinda Bhaag was selected as the country's official entry to the 86th Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film award. Shah has performed with his theatre troupe at places such as New Delhi, Mumbai , Bangalore and Lahore . He has directed plays written by Lavender Kumar, Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto . His directorial debut in movies, Yun Hota To Kya Hota ,
287-421: A small role in film Aman (1967) starring Rajendra Kumar and Saira Banu . Shah became active in mainstream Bollywood cinema with the 1980 film Hum Paanch . In 1982, he acted in the film Dil Aakhir Dil Hai directed by Ismail Shroff, opposite Rakhee . One of his most important films, Masoom , was released in 1983 and was shot at St Joseph's College, Nainital . His next major success in mainstream films
328-524: A special agent in the TV series Tarkash on Zee TV . He played a retired agent haunted by nightmares who is re-inducted as he apparently knows something about a dreaded terrorist somehow connected with his past. He played the villain with the dual identity of a ghazal singer and a Pakistani spy who supports terrorism in India in Sarfarosh (1999). He was the first of several celebrity actors, who played narrator in
369-428: A universe of times past. Stories from Indian mythology are woven together and sung by Award winner and celebrated film and theatre personality Girish Karnad , who plays the role of Karadi, the bear and sootradhar. The script, lyrics and direction is by Shobha Viswanath. Thota Tharani adapts his unique style to communicate art to children, which exposes children to illustrations that are not childish, yet are appealing to
410-516: A variety of styles including Indian folk art like Warli , Gond and Madhubani . This series feature folktales from different parts of India. With illustrations and music representative of the region, these stories form a complete cultural experience of different parts of India. The initial four folktales in this series from Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Bihar were narrated by Usha Uthup. The mantle of sootradhar and storyteller has now been taken over by Nandita Das . Popular books from around
451-469: Is a bear who tells stories from his life. The first voice of Karadi the bear was the acclaimed Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah . Karadi Tales picture books for kids cover a wide range of topics such as gender, stories about the environment, animal stories, Indian folktales, stories about kindness, and concept books on counting, colours and shapes. Authored by gifted writers they feature stunning illustrations in
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#1732890853681492-484: Is a personal invitation to all children to read along with their favourite icons. Each narrator takes the child through a delightful visual and auditory journey, as they simultaneously listen to the story while browsing through the clever and quirky illustrations in the books. Narrators and musicians for this series include well-known personalities such as Girish Karnad , Naseeruddin Shah , Vidya Balan , Soha Ali Khan , Rahul Dravid , and Javed Jaffery . The Mouse series
533-423: Is a series of four books featuring the character 'Mouse' narrated by Karthik Kumar with music by Anil Srinivasan. Featuring Indian rhymes for Indian kids, these rhymes are set to simple Indian ragas. The rhymes are sung by Usha Uthup . Karadi Tales has two tactile books for preschoolers – ABC Touch and See and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Karadi Tales picture books have also sold translation rights all over
574-670: Is based on the rich visual traditions of India and rendered in a unique animation style inspired by Indian mask making and puppetry cultures and textured with vibrant music and songs. Karadi Tales has got several national and international accolades such as The Hindu Young World Goodbooks Awards, the Dr Toy Award, the NAPPA Award, the Jarul Children’s Choice Award (three years in a row), the Comic Con India Award, and
615-586: Is the Indian equivalent to the original American network and was launched on 16 December 2004. Disney Channel is available as a pay television channel on most subscription television providers in Hindi , Tamil , and Telugu . The channel became the fifth most watched kids channel across all genres with TRP as of October 2020. On 16 December 2004, Disney Channel India and its sister channel Toon Disney launched in India, both broadcasting in English and Hindi . At first,
656-646: The Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival . The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema. In 1982, he married his second wife, actress Ratna Pathak , daughter of actress Dina Pathak , with whom he has two sons. His sister-in-law is actress Supriya Pathak , who is married to actor Pankaj Kapur . Naseeruddin Shah
697-493: The eponymous television series based on the life and times of Mirza Ghalib , directed by Gulzar and telecast on DD National . In 1989, he acted as the Maratha King Shivaji in another eponymous television series Bharat Ek Khoj based on Jawaharlal Nehru 's book The Discovery of India . In mid 1990s, Shah also hosted some episodes of science magazine programme Turning Point . In 1999, he acted as
738-456: The villain in Mohra , his 100th film as an actor. He forayed into Malayalam cinema the same year, through T. V. Chandran 's drama Ponthan Mada . The film portrayed the irrational bonding of a feudal serf (played by Mammootty ) and a colonial landlord (played by Shah). He strongly believed that the distinction between art and commercial films had largely reduced, especially with the directors of
779-418: The 2nd Dimension premiered on the channel on 25 September 2011. 2012 saw the channel's second local adaptation, The Suite Life of Karan and Kabir premiering on 8 April, as well as the first Disney Channel India Original Movie, Luck Luck Ki Baat . In June 2014, Disney Channel India launched their first local animated series, Arjun Prince of Bali . The channel rebranded on 17 December 2014 with
820-896: The Best Publisher Award (Asia) at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2017, and in 2019 for the International Excellence Awards for publishers at the London Book Fair , in the category ‘Audiobook Publisher of the Year’. Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards , three Filmfare Awards and
861-619: The Disney Channel library such as Austin & Ally , K.C. Undercover , Liv and Maddie , Hannah Montana as well as Disney Channel Original Movies such as Teen Beach , Descendants , Zombies and Spin . Hungama TV was launched on 26 September 2004. The channel was originally owned by UTV Software Communications , but The Walt Disney Company India purchased it in 2006. The programming lineup mainly consists of Japanese and Indian animated shows. Originally launched as Toon Disney on 17 December 2004, then on 14 November 2009,
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#1732890853681902-697: The South Asian Book Award. Regularly reviewed by Kirkus Reviews , School Library Journal , Publishers Weekly and Brain Pickings; our titles can also be found in many prestigious lists such as White Ravens, International Board on Books for Young People , the New York Public Library’s Best Children’s Books, the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Program, and more. Karadi Tales was also shortlisted for
943-598: The anime Doraemon , which was being broadcast only in Hindi. Pogo was banned for the same reason; three other channels were also banned for broadcasting without authorization. Later, the Asian feed of Disney Channel was made available on specific Bangladeshi cable providers. Concerns about localization were raised in Pakistan as well, regarding the broadcast of Hindi-only dubs of Doraemon . In 2016, after increasing tensions between
984-459: The channel rebranded as Disney XD. On 6 January 2019, the channel rebranded as Marvel HQ. then on 1 March 2022 the channel rebranded as Super Hungama. The channel was launched with 4 new shows, including 3 Disney shows. These are Buzz Lightyear of Star Command , Big City Greens , Milo Murphy's Law and The Daltons . Apart from that, the channel's content and schedule remains the same as Marvel HQ. Unlike most Disney Channel networks around
1025-934: The channel's logo color was changed to blue, as used internationally. On the same month the channel launched Simple Samosa and Big Hero 6 The Series . On 1 October 2018, the DuckTales reboot premiered in India. In 2019 the channel continued to produce and acquire more local animation and international shows from the Disney library such as Oye Golu , Bhaagam Bhaag , Amphibia , Big City Greens , Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir , Super V . The Descendants trilogy premiered on Disney Channel in December 2019. In summer 2020, Disney Channel launched new shows such as Mira, Royal Detective , Bapu and Guddu , along with new episodes of shows like Chacha Chaudhary , Doraemon , and Selfie with Bajrangi . The channel launched
1066-495: The child. Like the art, the music steers away from the childish nursery rhyme format and incorporates Indian aesthetics. The acclaimed group, '3 Brothers & A Violin' have created the songs and background scores for the audiobooks. Charkha Audiobooks presents biographies and Indian classics for young adults. Mahatma Gandhi, Dalai Lama and A.P.J Abdul Kalam are some of the eminent personalities whose biographies have been adapted for this series. The 'Will You Read With Me?' series
1107-490: The countries, all Indian television channels were banned from broadcast by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority . The ban was reiterated after appeals in 2018. In Bhutan , the channel was similarly removed due in 2017 to most of its programming being aired in Hindi rather than in English. This was part of a uniformity plan. On 15 March 2023, Disney Channel HD was launched. It
1148-731: The former also making commercial films. In 2000, Shah played Mahatma Gandhi in Kamal Haasan 's Hey Ram which focused on the assassination of Gandhi from the assailant 's point of view. Shah played Mohit, the drunken coach to a deaf and mute boy in Iqbal . Shah was noted for his roles in the 1999 Aamir Khan -starrer Sarfarosh , where he played Gulfam Hassan – a ghazal singer-cum-terrorist mastermind — and in Neeraj Pandey 's A Wednesday (2008). Shah has also starred in international projects, such as Monsoon Wedding in 2001 and
1189-544: The largest selling publications in India. Many titles have sold more than 100,000 copies and most titles have crossed 20,000 copies. The audiobooks are narrated by a roster of celebrities and set to classical Indian ragas which are performed by trained musicians. In 2010, the Karadi Path Education Company was founded. It is an offshoot of Karadi Tales. Karadi (which in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil etc. means 'bear')
1230-500: The new logo used internationally, with the exception of the logo colour being purple instead of blue, and had a strategy of showing family-oriented shows during the weekend. The weekend strategy was called "Shanivaar, Ravivaar only for Parivaar". The family shows started airing on 31 January 2015. In early 2016 the channel stopped producing local live action shows, and decided to focus on Japanese anime and local animation instead as animated/anime shows drive better ratings. On 1 May 2018,
1271-701: The popular audiobook series for kids Karadi Tales . He along with wife Ratna was the narrator in the film Paheli — the Indian entry to the 2006 Academy Awards . In 2017, Shah returned to film, starring in Shakespearean adaption The Hungry , screened under special presentations at the Toronto International Film Festival 2017. He also acted as lead in The Coffin Maker directed by Veena Bakshi, which however never got released in public but only remained for private viewership. Shah
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1312-586: The programming of the channel consisted of Disney's original shows imported from the US, such as Lizzie McGuire , That's So Raven , The Suite Life of Zack & Cody , Hannah Montana , Wizards of Waverly Place , Sonny with a Chance , The Suite Life on Deck , Jonas LA and Phineas and Ferb . Disney India has produced local adaptations of international live action series. The first local adaptation, Best of Luck Nikki premiered on 3 April 2011. The Disney Channel Original Movie, Phineas and Ferb Across
1353-407: The unfinished version to his friend, historian Ramchandra Guha , who encouraged Shah to complete it and send it to a publication house. Shah's memoir is titled And Then One Day , and was published by Hamish Hamilton. Disney Channel India Disney Channel is an Indian pay television channel owned by The Walt Disney Company India . a wholly owned by The Walt Disney Company . The channel
1394-436: The world in bilingual English/ Hindi and English/Tamil editions to promote multilingual learning among children. These include books of Eric Carle , the best-selling author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar . Karadi Tales board books for babies offer sturdy pages, important concepts, and vibrant illustrations. They have one title so far called One Rainy Day. Karadi brings to life a world of gods and demons, kings and queens,
1435-474: The world, the channel airs very little content from the North American networks. Disney Channel India mostly focuses on local and some Japanese content as they are more popular with Indian audiences. Due to popularity of Doraemon , it has been scheduled most of the time on the channel since 2011 despite not being a Disney show to maintain high viewership. Nowadays Selfie with Bajrangi is being aired most of
1476-573: The world, with editions in Thai, Chinese, Bahasa, German, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Nepali, and Spanish. A 26-episode animated series premiered on 5 April 2010 on Disney Channel India , directed by Soumitra Ranade. Animated characters and backgrounds are uniquely stylized along the lines of the Indian mask-making tradition, which gives the series a distinct look and feel that is sophisticated and very Indian. The Karadi Tales Animation episodes feature stories from Indian folklore. The character design
1517-770: Was born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki town, Uttar Pradesh , into a Nawab family. His great-great-grandfather was the Afghan warlord Jan-Fishan Khan , who would go on to become the Nawab of Sardhana . His relatives include Ikbal Ali Shah , Amina Shah , Omar Ali-Shah and Idries Shah . Shah attended St. Anselm's Ajmer school and St Joseph's College, Nainital . He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi. His elder brother, Lt. General Zameerud-din Shah (Retd.) PVSM, SM, VSM, had
1558-995: Was married to Manara Sikri and had a daughter, Heeba Shah , with her. In the 1970s, Shah met and fell in love with Ratna Pathak , the daughter of Dina Pathak , a well-respected character actress. During the 70s and 80s they co-starred in several films, including Mirch Masala and The Perfect Murder . They were in a live-in relationship for many years, while Shah put together the mehr required to divorce Manara. Shah and Pathak were finally married in 1982. By his second marriage, Shah has two sons, Imaad and Vivaan , both of whom are actors. The couple lives in Mumbai with Heeba, Imaad and Vivaan. In an interview with HT Brunch , Shah speaks about having thought about an autobiography for almost 10 years. He penned down his thoughts occasionally during this period until he finally came up with 100-odd pages. What had started as an amusing pastime had clearly grown into something much deeper. He then presented
1599-484: Was originally planned by 1 March 2020 and 11 December 2021, but it was postponed. The Playhouse Disney brand expanded to India in 2006 as a block on Disney Channel. On 4 July 2011, it was replaced by Disney Junior , which eventually became available as a 24-hour channel. On 5 October 2017, The Walt Disney Company India officially announced the launch of Disney International HD on 29 October 2017. The channel exclusively airs international live action content from
1640-558: Was released in 2006. It stars several established actors such as Konkona Sen Sharma , Paresh Rawal , Irrfan Khan , then-newcomer Ayesha Takia , his son Imaad Shah and his old friend Ravi Baswani . In 1977, Shah, Tom Alter and Benjamin Gilani formed a theatre group called Motley Productions. Their first play was Samuel Beckett 's Waiting for Godot , which was staged at the Prithvi Theatre on 29 July 1979. In 1988, he acted in
1681-698: Was the 1986 multi-star film Karma where he acted alongside veteran Dilip Kumar . Starring roles for films such as Ijaazat (1987), Jalwa (1988) and Hero Hiralal (1989) followed. In 1988, he played opposite his wife Ratna Pathak as Inspector Ghote , the fictional detective of H. R. F. Keating 's novels in the Merchant Ivory English language film The Perfect Murder . He acted with Aditya Pancholi in films like Maalamaal (1988) and Game (1993). He has acted in several multi-star Bollywood films as well, such as Ghulami (1985), Tridev (1989) and Vishwatma (1992). In 1994, he acted as