Green Gold might be setting off into new terrain with Himalayan Adventure, but some elements remain unchanged. “The best way parents keep their kids busy is to put them in front of the TV, and although we have catered to that impulse for years, I don’t always feel so good about it,” Chilaka said. Himalayan Adventure also hopes to grab the attention of families through its emphasis on skiing and outdoor sports. “Since Chhota Bheem comes on television all the time, why should parents take their kids to the theatres? We have to give them an experience, so we have songs, 3D elements and larger-than-life visual effects.” “Some of the parents feel that taking their kids to such movies is like a punishment, so we also want to keep them happy,” Chilaka said. The film is aimed as much at parents as their wards. “We felt that the Himalayas would be a fantastic theme – most people haven’t seen snow, and we thought it would be great fun to show something different.”
“The new movie has a lighter theme, and we have decided to showcase the beauty of India,” Chilaka said. Himalayan Adventure has been directed by Rusauro B Adorable, unlike the previous films, which were helmed by Chilaka. The second movie, Chhota Bheem and the Throne of Bali, came a year later, but even the exotic foreign setting didn’t help Bheem’s big-screen fortunes. “Hardly any kids laughed at the shows I attended in the cinemas, and that stayed in my mind,” he said. The movie, in which Bheem and his friends rescue his beloved king Indravarma from an evil magician, was “too dark” and not funny enough, Chilaka said. The first spinoff, Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan, came in 2012. There have been several straight-to-television movies based on the animated series, which is set in the fictional kingdom Dholakpur. Play Chhota Bheem Himalayan Adventure (2016). He is fully clad rather than walking around bare-chested, which is appropriate given the Himalayan setting for the plot, in which Bheem and company take on the evil dacoit Hidimbak. The perennially resourceful Bheem has had something of a sartorial makeover. “It has a better script and a lot more for children.”Ĭhhota Bheem Himalayan Adventure features the Bheem’s friends, which include Raju, the bald one with the gap between his front teeth, Chutki, the doll-like girl with the red splotches on her cheeks, and the identical twins Dholu and Bholu. “This one is by far the best, though, of course, people can have their own opinions once they watch it,” Chilaka said during a recent visit to Mumbai from Hyderabad, where Green Gold is headquartered. Previous movie spinoffs have not replicated the television show’s humongous popularity, but Green Gold Animation’s founder and head, Rajiv Chilaka, is confident this time round. A new movie featuring the adventures of Bheem and his buddies, called Himalayan Adventure, opens on January 8.
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