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Monday, 05th May 2014, 03:20 PM IST Rajiv Chilaka, the CEO of Green Gold Animation of the ‘Chota Bheem’ fame, and the producer-distributor of ‘Mighty Raju: Rio Calling’ is ready with his film and currently awaiting the censor nod. Much has gone into the making of the movie, which is set to release on May 16.
“If all goes well, we'd like to release the film on May 16. Our research shows that young children are drawn to sports action adventure flicks with superhero masala. We studied the way the locals dressed,spoke and interacted and even got a few songs recorded by Latino musicians and artistes there,” said Rajiv who few to the Brazilian capital Rio which is gearing up to host the FIFA World Cup in June and the Olympics in 2016, with a team of writers, animators and even musicians.
Recently at the FICCI Frames 2014, the film’s stall saw an enthusiastic visitor in Kajol, who happily posed with their Mighty mascot. Kajol and her kids Yug and Nysa watch both shows of the production house, ‘Chota Bheem’ and ‘Mighty Raju’. She said, “They are not just entertaining shows but they also offer a peek into our culture, mythology and roots through an interesting narrative which I appreciate.” The makers sent Mighty Raju and Chhota Bheem to her Juhu office to meet her kids and they were extremely thrilled.With Mother's Day around the corner, the makers have planned to get Mighty Raju to hand over the Mighty Mother award to Kajol on May 9. Kajol said, “I don't know if I'm a mighty mother; but yes, I have always maintained that my children are my foremost priority and responsibility," says the actress, adding that she's excited about the film too. |