Awards

Awards

2010

·         Many episodes have been show cased at film festivals like  Vatavaran and Monsoon Festival at the American Centre

Cine Golden Eagle Awards ( USA)

• Galli Galli Sim Sim: Episode title: Fairy Breakfast

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http://www.cine.org/winners/golden-eagle-award-recipients/index.php

·         Indian Telly Awards 2010

Nominated:

Galli Galli Sim Sim: Earthquake: Best Edutainment

Galli Galli Sim Sim:Best Kids Show

2009

·         Asian TV Awards

Nominated:

Galli Galli Sim Sim ( Mommy Googly):Best Children's Programme

·         CMS Vatavaran Awards

Nominations For :

Galli Galli Sim Sim Episode Title: GALLI JUGAAD- Category: Films for children

·         SHORT LISTED ENTRIES FOR POPULAR AWARDS

Best Kids Program: Galli Galli Sim Sim

·         Asian TV Awards | Singapore

Highly Commended for the following

Galli Galli Sim- Episode 3, Chamki Karate- Best Kids program.

·         World Media Festival

Galli Galli Sim Sim: Grand award winner and Gold award winner : "Education: Pre-School, Kindergarten" category.

2008

·         ‘Chamki Karate Arc’ won the Gold Plaque Award in Children’s category at the Chicago Film Festival

http://www.chicagofilmfestival.org/cgi-bi

n/WebObjects/CIFFSite.woa/wa/pages/2008%20TV%20Winners

·         Asian Television Awards

Highly Commended - Galli Galli Sim- Episode 3, Chamki Karate- Best Kids program.

http://www.asiantvawards.com/2008Winners.asp

2007

·         Indian Telly Awards

Galli Galli Sim Sim nominated for Best Edutainment and Best Music director categories

http://www.asiantvawards.com/2008Winners.asp

·         CMS Vatavaran Film Festival

http://www.cmsvatavaran.org/details1.asp?id=155

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On the movie wagon

Bollywood Stars On Desi Version Of Sesame Street

By IndiaFM News Bureau

The ever popular show Sesame Street will soon be having its Indian version, titled Galli Galli Sim Sim on Cartoon Network and POGO. Aimed at pre-school kids, it has managed to rope in a number of Bollywood celebs. Some of the personalities include Amjad Ali Khan, Rahul Bose, Sivamani, Neha Dhupia and Daler Mehndi. The production of the show has already begun in Noida. Galli Galli Sim Sim is home to four lovable muppets, namely Chamki, Aanchoo, Googly and Boombah. The show features a special segment wherein the celebrity guest interacts with the human cast and muppet characters to inculcate basic life skills in children through a joyful learning experience.

Actor Rahul Bose shot a segment with the adorable muppet Googly, which highlights the importance of participation among children. While shooting, the duo emphasized on the message that it is not about winning or losing a game, but the enjoyment that one gets by participating which matters the most.

Actress Neha Dhupia along with Aanchoo shot a segment imparting skills like interdependence and caring. Chamki and Googly learnt the meaning of 'in the middle' as they played a game with Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi. Ace percussionist, Sivamani shot a segment with Googly and human cast Jugaadu, which will communicate the importance of social relations to help learn higher skills. Sivamani also shared the basics of learning drums with the characters on the sets.

The Hollywood version of the show has featured the likes of Julia Roberts, Shirley Jones, Robert De Niro and Chris Reeves.

Fund Raisin New York

http://www.nysun.com/out-and-about/embracing-the-child-within/79068/

Anjalee Kapoor - Galli Galli Sim Sims Kids TV Show Launch PVR Plaza - Page 3 Pics - HT City - DesiMartini

Anjalee Kapoor - Galli Galli Sim Sims Kids TV Show Launch PVR Plaza - Page 3 Pics - HT City - DesiMartini

Literacy Yatra with Rahul Bose

http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k6/sep/sep58.htm

Hosting PAKA

STARS FROM ‘CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA/ DREAM BIGGER AT THE FIFTH ‘POGO AMAZING KIDS AWARDS 2008’ -The Ultimate Khiladi Akshay Kumar and the stunning Deepika Padukone perform and dazzle all at India’s first kids’ television award - The star studded fifth edition of India’s first kids’ television award – POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2008 was a gala affair with the underlying theme of encouraging kids’ to ‘Dream Bigger’ to realize their latent talent. A POGO original production, the POGO Amazing Kids Awards 2008 upheld the network’s tradition of discovering and recognising astoundingly young talent (24 kids) and honouring contemporary kids’ icons (6) through a voting poll with kids’ across India. Egging and supporting the kids’ to achieve their best were the stars of the upcoming movie Chandni Chowk To China - Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone. The awards will be aired exclusively on POGO on Sunday, 28 December 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Hosted by Indian television’s acclaimed funny man, Cyrus Sahukar and supported by kids’ favourite artist and host of M.A.D – Rob, Palak Jain who plays the title character from the popular show Sunayana and Galli Galli Sim Sim’sadorable muppet Chamki, the awards were a delightful riot and kept everyone engaged and entertained. The highlight of the evening was the action packed performance by Akshay Kumar along with the renowned “Shaolin Monks” from Shaolin Temple, China. Talented junior dancers from Shaimak Dawar’s troop kept the energy levels high with their spellbinding performances. In true Bollywood style, the awards finale saved the best for last, as the stunning Deepika Padukone rocked all with her impromptu dance. Speaking on the occasion, Monica Tata, Vice President and Deputy Manager – Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Private Limited (TIIPL) said, “This is our fifth year of POGO Amazing Kids Awards and we are glad to have created India’s first kids’ television award that voices the choice of kids, as well as recognise and rewards talent of such young and brilliant kids.” She also added, “In addition, POGO’s signature event continues to draw Bollywood’s biggest stars, and this year, we are happy to collaborate with Warner Bros., our sister concern’s

Akshay, Deepika shine at kids awards show!  by Tellywatch News Desk Dec 27, 2008, Chennai   Stars of ‘Chandni Chowk To China’, Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, staged dazzling performances at the ‘Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2008’. The show airs on Sunday at 10pm. The star-studded fifth edition of India’s first kids’ TV awards show was a gala affair with the underlying theme of encouraging kids to ‘Dream Bigger’ and realise their latent talents. A Pogo original production, the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards 2008 upheld the network’s tradition of discovering and recognising astounding young talent (24 kids) and honouring contemporary kids’ icons (six of them) through a voting poll with kids’ across India participating. Shantanu Gawde, 11, from Mumbai won the Pogo Amazing Kid - Genius award. Vaishnavi Shetty, 10, from Mumbai won the Sunfeast Pasta Treat Amazing Kid Dancer. Egging on and supporting the kids were Akshay and Deepika. Hosted by TV funny man Cyrus Sahukar and supported by M.A.D. host Rob, the title character from ‘Sunayana’ Palak Jain, and ‘Galli Galli Sim Sim’ muppet Chamki, the awards were a delightful riot and kept everyone engaged and entertained. The highlight of the evening was the action-packed performance by Akshay along with the renowned ‘Shaolin Monks’ from Shaolin Temple, China. Talented junior dancers from Shaimak Dawar’s troupe kept energy levels high with spellbinding performances. In true Bollywood style, the show saved the best for last as stunning Deepika Padukone rocked the house with an impromptu dance number. Monica Tata, Vice President and Deputy Manager – Entertainment Networks, South Asia, Turner International India Private Ltd., said: “This is our fifth year of the Pogo Amazing Kids Awards and we are glad to have created India’s first kids’ TV award that voices the choice of kids, as well as recognising and rewarding talent of such young and brilliant children.”

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A group of college students and theatre artistes drives through Delhi to make a film

It’s early morning and Nikhil is driving his girlfriend Preeti to her office. As he drives through the crowded Delhi streets, the car becomes a claustrophobic private space where simmering tensions surface. An intricate tale of entangled relationships unfolds with the stationary camera focussing on the windshield and the protagonists in the car throughout the 29-minute film, Going Straight. Delhi serves as a backdrop to this complex tale.

Going Straight has been shot by a group of college students and theatre artists based in Delhi. Sahil Chatterjee, a post-graduate student at JNU, recounts their filming experience: “We got an old camera from a friend’s place and downloaded an editing software from the net for post-production work. The movie was shot entirely inside my Wagon R car. We pooled in the rest of the expenses such as petrol on our own.”

This dialogue driven movie unfolds in real time and was shot without any cuts. Some dialogue had to be improvised as there were unexpected traffic jams on the roads. Interestingly, the protagonist of the film, Nikhil, drives through the city but the audience hardly gets to see him.

Clifford Alonso, a 19-year-old student from Sri Venkateswara College, who played Nikhil, was initially hesitant to play a closeted gay character. For 24-year-old Ghazal Javed who plays Preeti in the movie, it was a welcome break from her regular work in a production house. This group of youngsters aims to promote the movie on a larger scale but is short of finances.

... contd.

Wih Amitabh Bachchan

Appeal and Reach

Appealing to children across a large region

Three-year-old Sareena, who lives in Bangalore, is among Chamki’s fans. Her mother tells international research director Seeta Pai that a few days after Sareena began watching Galli Galli Sim Sim, the little girl assigned Muppet names to each member of her family, saving the name “Chamki” for herself. Her mother thinks shy Sareena looks up to Chamki because she wishes to be more open and self-assured, to ask questions and take charge, just like Chamki does.

Aman with Chamki.

Chamki’s appeal reaches across many miles to a very different part of India. Aman, a four-year-old boy who lives in a slum outside Delhi, watches Galli Galli Sim Sim at a child care center called abalwaadi. There, Chamki helps him learn letters and numbers, and teaches him about being friends, and in his words, “taking turns” with all kinds of children.

Aman is one of many Indian children without access to preschool learning materials. According to Mira Kamdar, author of the bookPlanet India, “only 65 percent of India’s preschool-age children in rural areas and 52 percent in urban slums can access existing early-childhood education resources.”

With this in mind, Sesame Workshop’s outreach coordinators pay close attention to marginalized children, and bring Galli Galli Sim Sim episodes and related print materials to a wide range of children. Some of these materials are being delivered via repurposed vegetable carts carrying battery-powered televisions and DVD players.

With one out of six children in the world living in India, many of them among the world’s poorest, the potential for positive change is breathtaking. Sesame Workshop hopes many children will benefit from the message Chamki whispered to Aman when the two met recently, “Stay in school, study, work hard; there isn’t anything you can’t do.”




Funding Partners
Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Turner Entertainment Networks Asia
ICICI Bank Limited

Production Partners
Miditech
Turner Entertainment

Broadcasters
Doordarshan
Turner (Cartoon Network, POGO)

About Me as The Character

Curious and feisty five-year-old Chamki, another Muppet created forGalli Galli Sim Sim, is dressed in a typical blue and white school uniform, which, Zylstra says, neutralizes her cultural identity and suggests that she is representative of all girls. Chamki has a flair for language, building her vocabulary with new words and creating clever tongue twisters. She’s a problem solver, too, and puts these skills to use as the witty “Detective Chamki.” She also loves games and athletics, and strives to excel in her karate lessons.

Sesame Workshop hopes that by providing Chamki as a role model, Galli Galli Sim Sim will increase female literacy rates and encourage children to stay in school. India has long grappled with gender disparity in its youth literacy rates; according to theUNESCO Institute for Statistics, the boys’ literacy rate was 84 percent in 2001, while the girls’ was 67.7 percent. And according to UNICEF, “many children [in India] drop out before completing five years of primary education.”

Zylstra credits Chamki performer Ghazal Javed with much of the character’s broad appeal, noting the performer’s vibrancy and her ability to connect with viewers.

“She uses the camera, uses her eyes, to really bring that connection home,” says Zylstra. She also points out that Chamki is the most childlike of the characters, which naturally appeals to target audiences.

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IN TODAY'S PAPER   Front Page   Nation   Calcutta   Bengal   Opinion   International   Business   Stocks Live   Sports        Cricket Live   Entertainment   Sudoku   Crossword   New!   Jumble   New!   Gallery   Horse Racing WEEKLY FEATURES   Knowhow   Jobs   Telekids   Careergraph   7days CITY NEWSLINES  Choose Region          Metro North Bengal Northeast Guwahati Jharkhand  FEEDS   RSS   My Yahoo! SEARCH    Archives  Web   ARCHIVES Since 1st March, 1999   THE TELEGRAPH - About Us - Advertise - Feedback - Contact Us		Front Page > Entertainment > Story Muppet mayhem Galli Galli Sim Sim` The new muppets make an appearance with the old favourites. Picture by Sudeshna Banerjee The alley is abuzz with new voices. So the muppets needed a new set to live on. Galli Galli Sim Sim, the popular pre-school show with Pogo as its official telecast address, has set up base in Noida for the second season. “It is a 360-degree set,” says the show’s creative director Pria Somiah, who works with Miditech. So there is a park, the houses of Revathy and Colonel Pinto, the far-away façade of Azaad Manzil, the garage of Jugaadu…all built next to each other around the huge hall. The houses derive their looks from various corners of the country — a bit of Bengal stands next to a Portuguese inspiration from Goa overlooking a replica of a made-in-Gujarat cottage. The characters living in the alley — six human beings and 10 muppets — too are equally varied, says Somiah. “Jugaadu, who can fix anything in his garage, is restricted to a wheelchair but is completely integrated in society. Revathy, who has just moved in, is a radio producer. This is meant to show kids that girls too have a career.” All communities are there in the alley — Basha is a Muslim, his wife Dawa Di comes from the Northeast, Albert Pinto is a Christian.... But it is the muppets who receive the guests on the sets. First out of his lair is Sabzimaan, the vegetarian lion. Then follow Aanchoo, the story-teller, Googly, the introvert book-lover, and Chamki, the chatterbox. But it is Akshar Kumar, the Bollywood hero, who gets the biggest solo act. His drums hint that he is after the letter D. “He will help kids learn a letter every day through his antics. We have made the second season much more interactive. Games like Kaun Banega Chatur Champ (based on estimation) and Galli Genius (math-based puzzles) have been woven into the show,” adds Monica Tata, vice-president, advertising sales and network, Turner India. “The muppets teach children lessons of life through happenings in the alley.” While Sesame Street is beamed in 120 countries, India is the 12th country to have adapted the American show into a local format. “After extensive research, we have decided on the thrust area here to be education, especially that of the girl child. This is why Chamki, the five-year-old, is shown in a school uniform,” says Sashwati Banerjee, executive director, Sesame Workshop India. Ghazal Javed, fresh out of college, peeps out of the Chamki outfit and giggles: “The role takes me back to my school days. Sometimes I break into this voice even at home!” To bridge the urban-rural divide, the show is being beamed on Doordarshan at 10.30am every Saturday and on weekdays at 2 pm on Pogo. SUDESHNA BANERJEE