Mira, Royal Detective – Disney Junior
Bollywood music and dance will be celebrated in the acclaimed animated series Mira, Royal Detective. In four extended-length specials that will begin airing May 2nd and culminating June 20th on Disney Junior, will not only showcases Bollywood but with higher stakes mystery and adventure. The series is also available on Disney+.
Since its premiere in March 2020 and for more than 100 stories, Mira, Royal Detective has highlighted the rich, diverse cultures of India. Each episode centers on the clever heroine Mira and her friends, including her sleuthing mongoose sidekicks Mikku and Chikku, as they help others by solving mysteries in their kingdom community of Jalpur. Mira, Royal Detective boasts a talented South Asian cast, including Freida Pinto, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Hannah Simone, Jameela Jamil, Aparna Nancherla, Aasif Mandvi, Sonal Shah, Parvesh Cheena, and Leela Ladnier as the voice of Mira.
One of the most fantastic things about Mira,...
Bollywood music and dance will be celebrated in the acclaimed animated series Mira, Royal Detective. In four extended-length specials that will begin airing May 2nd and culminating June 20th on Disney Junior, will not only showcases Bollywood but with higher stakes mystery and adventure. The series is also available on Disney+.
Since its premiere in March 2020 and for more than 100 stories, Mira, Royal Detective has highlighted the rich, diverse cultures of India. Each episode centers on the clever heroine Mira and her friends, including her sleuthing mongoose sidekicks Mikku and Chikku, as they help others by solving mysteries in their kingdom community of Jalpur. Mira, Royal Detective boasts a talented South Asian cast, including Freida Pinto, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Hannah Simone, Jameela Jamil, Aparna Nancherla, Aasif Mandvi, Sonal Shah, Parvesh Cheena, and Leela Ladnier as the voice of Mira.
One of the most fantastic things about Mira,...
- 4/6/2022
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Zakir Hussain, the Grammy award-winning Indian tabla virtuoso, composer and percussionist, features in Disney Junior’s “Mira, Royal Detective” as Zakir Ji, a visiting tabla player. He also consulted behind the scenes to help guide animators with correct hand movements and placements for the series that is now streaming.
Set in the fictional land of Jalpur, it follows the smart, brave and resourceful Mira, (Leela Ladnier) a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the Queen. In the episode, Zakir Ji comes to perform a concert for the Queen voiced by Freida Pinto. The episode titled “The Case of the Runaway Tabla” sees Mira helping a visiting musician find his missing tabla before a big performance.
To ensure that the stories are culturally authentic, the production team works closely with consultants for each episode, with Shagorika Ghosh Perkins from Iw Group serving as a series cultural consultant and consulting producer.
Set in the fictional land of Jalpur, it follows the smart, brave and resourceful Mira, (Leela Ladnier) a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the Queen. In the episode, Zakir Ji comes to perform a concert for the Queen voiced by Freida Pinto. The episode titled “The Case of the Runaway Tabla” sees Mira helping a visiting musician find his missing tabla before a big performance.
To ensure that the stories are culturally authentic, the production team works closely with consultants for each episode, with Shagorika Ghosh Perkins from Iw Group serving as a series cultural consultant and consulting producer.
- 6/28/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Mira, Royal Detective – Disney Junior
Throughout Season 1 of the excellent animated Indian imbibed series Mira, Royal Detective, children both young and old have learned, danced, sang and followed and solved the clues with the young detective. Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a young girl who travels throughout the fictional land of Jalpur solving mysteries for her friends, family and extended community.
Now get ready because season 2, which looks to be even more, is set to begin on April 5th on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW, with new episodes every Monday for eight consecutive weeks.
Season two will include an episode highlighting the Eid al-Fitr holiday debuting Monday, May 3 (5:00 p.m. Edt), and episodes celebrating the festivals of Teej and Dasara, as well as four extended-length music- and dance-filled specials. Not only that, season one of the series will begin streaming on Disney+ on Friday,...
Throughout Season 1 of the excellent animated Indian imbibed series Mira, Royal Detective, children both young and old have learned, danced, sang and followed and solved the clues with the young detective. Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a young girl who travels throughout the fictional land of Jalpur solving mysteries for her friends, family and extended community.
Now get ready because season 2, which looks to be even more, is set to begin on April 5th on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW, with new episodes every Monday for eight consecutive weeks.
Season two will include an episode highlighting the Eid al-Fitr holiday debuting Monday, May 3 (5:00 p.m. Edt), and episodes celebrating the festivals of Teej and Dasara, as well as four extended-length music- and dance-filled specials. Not only that, season one of the series will begin streaming on Disney+ on Friday,...
- 4/1/2021
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Exclusive: The second season of Disney Junior’s animated mystery adventure Mira, Royal Detective is set to debut April 5 at 5pm Edt on Disney Junior and DisneyNOW, with a new episode airing every Monday for eight weeks after.
Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a young girl who travels throughout the fictional land of Jalpur solving mysteries for her friends, family and extended community. The series further bolsters authentic representation of the Asian community — specifically the South Asian community.
The sophomore season of the animated series will include an episode highlighting the Eid al-Fitr holiday on May 3. There will also be episodes celebrating the festivals of Teej and Dasara, as well as four extended-length music- and dance-filled specials.
As an added bonus, season one of Mira, Royal Detective will drop on Disney+ on April 30.
The series voice cast includes Freida Pinto,...
Inspired by the cultures and customs of India, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a young girl who travels throughout the fictional land of Jalpur solving mysteries for her friends, family and extended community. The series further bolsters authentic representation of the Asian community — specifically the South Asian community.
The sophomore season of the animated series will include an episode highlighting the Eid al-Fitr holiday on May 3. There will also be episodes celebrating the festivals of Teej and Dasara, as well as four extended-length music- and dance-filled specials.
As an added bonus, season one of Mira, Royal Detective will drop on Disney+ on April 30.
The series voice cast includes Freida Pinto,...
- 3/31/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Mira, Royal Detective – Nakul Dev Mahajan (“So You Think You Can Dance”) serves as the Indian dance consultant on “Mira, Royal Detective” (Disney Junior/Valerie Durant)
Nakul Dev Mahajan (Indian Dance Consultant)
Choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan is know as The Bollywood Choreographer from his outstanding work on So You Think You Can Dance, his dance studios and Ndm Bollywood Dance Production and many other special projects. His newest dance step (pun intended) is into the world of animation. He is the choreographer and dance consultant for Disney Junior’s new show Mira, Royal Detective.
Disney Junior’s Mira, Royal Detective is an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers inspired by the cultures and customs of India. Set in the fictional land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the Queen. Along with her friend Prince Neel,...
Nakul Dev Mahajan (Indian Dance Consultant)
Choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan is know as The Bollywood Choreographer from his outstanding work on So You Think You Can Dance, his dance studios and Ndm Bollywood Dance Production and many other special projects. His newest dance step (pun intended) is into the world of animation. He is the choreographer and dance consultant for Disney Junior’s new show Mira, Royal Detective.
Disney Junior’s Mira, Royal Detective is an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers inspired by the cultures and customs of India. Set in the fictional land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the Queen. Along with her friend Prince Neel,...
- 3/15/2020
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Mira, Royal Detective – Disney Junior hosted the world premiere of upcoming animated series “Mira, Royal Detective” at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, CA on Saturday, March 7. Cast members including Freida Pinto, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Leela Ladnier were joined by special guests and their families. Debuting March 20, 2020 in the U.S. and India, the series is set in the magical Indian-inspired land of Jalpur and follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a young girl who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the Queen. (Disney Junior/Image Group La)
Joe D’Ambrosia, Shagorika Ghosh Perkins (Cultural Consultant), Becca Topol (Story Editor), Deepak Ramapriyan (Musical Consultant), Amritha Vaz (Composer), Sascha Paladino (Executive Producer), Nakul Dev Mahajan (Bollywood Choreographer), Diane Ikemiyashiro
The exciting new Disney Junior show titled Mira, Royal Detective is getting ready for it’s worldwide debut. Mira, Royal Detective is an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers inspired by...
Joe D’Ambrosia, Shagorika Ghosh Perkins (Cultural Consultant), Becca Topol (Story Editor), Deepak Ramapriyan (Musical Consultant), Amritha Vaz (Composer), Sascha Paladino (Executive Producer), Nakul Dev Mahajan (Bollywood Choreographer), Diane Ikemiyashiro
The exciting new Disney Junior show titled Mira, Royal Detective is getting ready for it’s worldwide debut. Mira, Royal Detective is an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers inspired by...
- 3/10/2020
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Disney Junior has given an early season 2 renewal to animated, mystery-adventure series Mira, Royal Detective, ahead of its anticipated spring 2020 debut. The news was announced today by Joe D’Ambrosia, Svp Original Programming and general manager, Disney Junior, during a special advance screening of the series in Burbank, CA.
Set in the magical Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, played by newcomer Leela Ladnier, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the queen and travels throughout her kingdom to help royals and commoners alike. Each episode features two 11-minute stories that celebrate the cultures and customs of India by incorporating authentic storytelling, music, food, fashion, language, art and dance.
Ladnier, Freida Pinto, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Hannah Simone, Jameela Jamil and Aasif Mandvi lead the cast, along with Hannah Simone, Sarita Choudhury, Aparna Nancherla, Kamran Lucas, Karan Brar, Karan Soni.
Set in the magical Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, played by newcomer Leela Ladnier, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective by the queen and travels throughout her kingdom to help royals and commoners alike. Each episode features two 11-minute stories that celebrate the cultures and customs of India by incorporating authentic storytelling, music, food, fashion, language, art and dance.
Ladnier, Freida Pinto, Kal Penn, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Hannah Simone, Jameela Jamil and Aasif Mandvi lead the cast, along with Hannah Simone, Sarita Choudhury, Aparna Nancherla, Kamran Lucas, Karan Brar, Karan Soni.
- 12/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Production has begun on “Mira, Royal Detective,” an animated mystery-adventure series for preschoolers slated to debut on Disney Junior channels and programming blocks around the world in 2020. Set in the magical Indian-inspired land of Jalpur, the series follows the brave and resourceful Mira, a commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective after solving a mystery that involves saving the kingdom’s young prince. The role of Mira will be voiced by 15-year-old newcomer Leela Ladnier. The announcement was made today by Joe D’Ambrosia, senior vice president, Original Programming, Disney Junior.
D’Ambrosia said, “We are eager to introduce kids and their families to the rich, diverse cultures and customs of India through Mira, a young girl who looks at things with her own unique lens to gain different perspectives and help others in her community. We hope that she will encourage our audience to actively engage...
D’Ambrosia said, “We are eager to introduce kids and their families to the rich, diverse cultures and customs of India through Mira, a young girl who looks at things with her own unique lens to gain different perspectives and help others in her community. We hope that she will encourage our audience to actively engage...
- 12/1/2018
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Disney Junior has launched production on Mira, Royal Detective, an animated series set for 2020 that will give young’uns a look at Indian culture and customs.
With voice work by such familiar names as Freida Pinto, Kal Penn, Aasif Mandvi and Sarita Choudhury, the series follows Mira (newcomer Leela Ladnier), a brave and resourceful commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective after solving a mystery that involves saving the kingdom’s young prince. She travels the magical Indian-inspired kingdom of Jalpur helping royals and commoners alike and will stop at nothing to solve a case, along with her friend Prince Neel (Kamran Lucas), a talented inventor; creative cousin Priya (Roshni Edwards); and comical mongoose sidekicks Mikku (Penn) and Chikku (Utkarsh Ambudkar).
Mira’s adventures highlight critical thinking and encourage deductive reasoning while showcasing India’s vibrant heritage, Disney Junior said. Each preschooler-targetred episode will weave authentic music,...
With voice work by such familiar names as Freida Pinto, Kal Penn, Aasif Mandvi and Sarita Choudhury, the series follows Mira (newcomer Leela Ladnier), a brave and resourceful commoner who is appointed to the role of royal detective after solving a mystery that involves saving the kingdom’s young prince. She travels the magical Indian-inspired kingdom of Jalpur helping royals and commoners alike and will stop at nothing to solve a case, along with her friend Prince Neel (Kamran Lucas), a talented inventor; creative cousin Priya (Roshni Edwards); and comical mongoose sidekicks Mikku (Penn) and Chikku (Utkarsh Ambudkar).
Mira’s adventures highlight critical thinking and encourage deductive reasoning while showcasing India’s vibrant heritage, Disney Junior said. Each preschooler-targetred episode will weave authentic music,...
- 11/29/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
After playing Vinnie Chase for almost a decade on Entourage, Adrian Grenier is keeping his cool for his next big TV role...that is, he's playing the "cool uncle" on Disney Junior's new animated series, Miles From Tomorrowland! Grenier has teamed up with his childhood friend Sascha Paladino, the series' creator (pictured above with Grenier), to star as the titular character Miles' uncle, Captain Joe Callisto, on the intergalactic adventure series that incorporates unique space and science facts into storylines that chart the outer space missions of young adventurer Miles Callisto (Cullen McCarthy) and his family as they help connect the galaxy on behalf of the Tomorrowland Transit...
- 2/19/2015
- E! Online
What does banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck have in common with a Walt Disney show about a family of space adventurers? That would be Sascha Paladino, who directed a documentary film about his half-brother Béla before creating the animated series "Miles from Tomorrowland.” The new Disney Junior show centers on young Miles Callisto, who lives on a spaceship with his mom, dad and sister, plus a robot ostrich. Everyone in the family works (through some wormhole in child labor laws, apparently) for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority,...
- 2/13/2015
- by John Jurgensen
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Exclusive: Production in underway on Disney Junior‘s animated series Miles From Tomorrowland, a space adventure for preschoolers that will follow the voyages of young adventurer and his family. The order will see the series, from creator/executive producer Sascha Paladino (Ni Hao, Kai-lan), air worldwide on Disney Junior and its programming blocks in 2015. “We hope this series will influence a child’s interest in science and technology by introducing them at an early age to the exciting world of space exploration, how things work and what lies beyond the here and now”, said Nancy Kanter, Svp Original Programming and Gm of Disney Junior Worldwide. A production of Wild Canary in association with Disney Junior, the series charts the missions of the Callisto family — 7-year-old Miles, big sister Loretta and their scientist parents Phoebe and Leo, who work for the Tomorrowland Transit Authority. Each episode will feature two 11-minute stories.
- 8/1/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Throw Down Your Heart
Directed by: Sascha Paladino
Cast: Bela Fleck
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: July 17, 2009
Plot: Musician Bela Fleck tours around Africa with his banjo to make an album. In each country, he seeks out local musicians to collaborate with.
Who’s It For? Fans of Bela Fleck or African music.
Expectations: I’ve heard the name Bela Fleck but I didn’t know who he was, so I wasn’t really expecting much.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Bela Fleck as himself: Though he’s the central focus of the film and in almost every scene, Fleck does a lot more pickin’ than talking. You could probably fit almost everything he says in the whole film into a paragraph. At one point a singer who has known Fleck for years says that he talks through his fingers, meaning his music, and that seems true. He’s...
Directed by: Sascha Paladino
Cast: Bela Fleck
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: July 17, 2009
Plot: Musician Bela Fleck tours around Africa with his banjo to make an album. In each country, he seeks out local musicians to collaborate with.
Who’s It For? Fans of Bela Fleck or African music.
Expectations: I’ve heard the name Bela Fleck but I didn’t know who he was, so I wasn’t really expecting much.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Bela Fleck as himself: Though he’s the central focus of the film and in almost every scene, Fleck does a lot more pickin’ than talking. You could probably fit almost everything he says in the whole film into a paragraph. At one point a singer who has known Fleck for years says that he talks through his fingers, meaning his music, and that seems true. He’s...
- 7/17/2009
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Screening at last year’s SXSW Film Festival, “Throw Down Your Heart” follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Béla’s musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, as he transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians form very different backgrounds. The film opens …...
- 4/24/2009
- indieWIRE - People
"Throw Down Your Heart" follows Grammy-winning banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck on a tour through four nations -- Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali -- in search of the instrument's African roots.
At each stop, Fleck jams with local musicians, such as a woman who's a whiz on the thumb piano, which sounds like the xylophone.
Fleck fails to provide any personal charisma, although the music is infectious.
The movie is at least 20 minutes too long. By the time Fleck gets to the final stop, Mali, the film, directed by Sascha Paladino (a half-brother of Fleck), has worn out its welcome.
At each stop, Fleck jams with local musicians, such as a woman who's a whiz on the thumb piano, which sounds like the xylophone.
Fleck fails to provide any personal charisma, although the music is infectious.
The movie is at least 20 minutes too long. By the time Fleck gets to the final stop, Mali, the film, directed by Sascha Paladino (a half-brother of Fleck), has worn out its welcome.
- 4/24/2009
- NYPost.com
The neatest formal trick in Throw Down Your Heart, Sascha Paladino's somewhat overlong but surprisingly moving document of his brother Bela Fleck's journey to Africa to sort out the roots of the banjo and record an album with native musicians, is the employment of selective translation. Fleck, a celebrity in his bluegrass/jazz Americana niche, is a wide-eyed total outsider in Uganda and Tanzania, where even those who speak English have thick enough accents that their words need to be subtitled. But Paladino only translates African song lyrics and conversations between locals when the content within is essential to understanding a scene. This forces us to really contemplate the imagery and the sound of the music––elements that are so universal they need no translation––to pick up most emotional cues, and for the most part, it works beautifully. F ...
- 4/23/2009
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
Screening at last year’s SXSW Film Festival, “Throw Down Your Heart” follows American banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck on his journey to Africa to explore the little known African roots of the banjo and record an album. Béla’s musical adventure takes him to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia, and Mali, as he transcends barriers of language and culture, finding common ground and forging connections with musicians form very different backgrounds. The film opens …...
- 3/13/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Sascha Paladino's world music docu Throw Down Your Heart and David Pomes' drug-themed drama Cook County won the final audience awards at Austin's South by Southwest Film Conference and Festival.
Heart won over the crowds in the rockumentary 24 Beats per Second category, as did County in the Lone Star States section for new Texan filmmakers. The fest wrapped Saturday with a screening of Stephen Walker's docu Young@Heart.
Heart won over the crowds in the rockumentary 24 Beats per Second category, as did County in the Lone Star States section for new Texan filmmakers. The fest wrapped Saturday with a screening of Stephen Walker's docu Young@Heart.
- 3/19/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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