The iconic Indian cartoon hero Chacha Chaudhary series will soon be on Disney+ Hotstar

iconic Indian cartoon hero Chacha Chaudhary series will soon be aired on OTT (over--top) platform for first time. Thiruvananthapuram-based Toonz Media Group has signed an exclusive deal in this regard with Disney+ Hotstar VIP, a press release here said.

"We are excited about Chacha Chaudhary boarding OTT platform for first time which will give an opportunity for complete family to relive, entertain and eng with Chacha & Sabu. And to have Disney+ Hotstar VIP as our OTT partner for series is like icing on cake," said P Jayakumar, CEO of Toonz Media Group. Meanwhile, second season of series will also be aired on Disney Kids Channels inIndia, following Season 1''s huge popularity among children across country.

Production has begun for new episodes of show, which will include 52 episodes of 11 minutes and will be aired across Disney Kids Channels network in India, besides Disney+ Hotstar VIP platform, a press release said.

quintessentially Indian comic superhero, who has entertained generations of reers, Chacha Chaudhary has been an integral part of Indias pop culture since it was first created by legendary cartoonist Pran Kumar Sharma in 1971. aptation of comic book into an animated series was championed by Toonz, with vision to develop Chacha as number one animation IP from India.

Season 1 of series was launched on Disney in June 2019 following an exclusive TV deal with Toonz. Besides its success on small screen, Chacha Chaudhary has today grown into a 360 degree brand with more than 500 titles published, 250,000 books sold to date, comics published in 5 langus, massive exposure through 35 newspapers in ten langus and free E-comics on Googles free wifi in 100 railway stations across India in 18 langus.

Chachas merchandise was released to young and ults fans earlier this year and kids merchandise is expected to launch in market by late 2020. Chachas core Indian valueswith mental strength should be good inspiration for kids and whole family at se times, Nikhil Pran, CEO of Pran''s Features said. Toonz has recreated iconiccartoon in animation.

Although primarily a stalgic, growing-up staple for pre-millennial generation, Toonzhas taken special effort to make animated aptation of Chacha Chaudhary relevant for millennial audience as well. For this, subtle tweaks were me to show, like introduction of a new character - Pappu Pendrive who is a gget freak. highlight of series, however, remains its focus on mes of problem-solving, venture, humor and reinforcing mess of good over evil.