Famous Indian production company Inspire Films has teamed up with Lotpot Comics to create live-action television series starring well-known figures like MOTU PATLU cartoon, Sheikh Chilli, Sampat Champat, Kaka Shree, and Natkhat Neetu. Following the success of the web series Dear Ishq on Hotstar, the second season of Tu Zakhm Hai on MX Player, and the television series Tere Ishq Main Ghayal on Colors and Baazi Ishq Ki on Dangal, Inspire Films will enter the lighthearted family comedy genre with the popular Lotpot comics franchises.
The creator and managing director of Inspire Films, Yash Patnaik, stated “Lotpot Comics is one of the most well-known comic businesses in India. With their well-known characters including Motu Patlu, Sheikh Chilli, Sampat Chapmat, Kaka Shree, and Natkhat Neetu, Lotpot has been delighting Indians since 1969. For the past 11 years, Motu Patlu has dominated the charts as an animated series. To bring these endearing characters to life in live action for television and OTT, we are thrilled to collaborate with Mr PK Bajaj, editor, and Mr Aman Bajaj, publisher of Lotpot Comics. I have no doubt that those who grew up reading Lotpot comics and watching them as animated shows will maintain their bond with the characters when they appear in live action.”
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According to Mr PK Bajaj of Lotpot Comics, Inspire Films is one of India’s top names for content development. He says, “For the past 20 years, they have been developing and producing well-liked content for television and OTT. I’m pleased that we will be working with a production company of their calibre and expertise to bring Lotpot characters to life. We are eager to see Motu, Patlu, and other well-known characters come to life in real life and be seen by millions of people. After comics and animation, we are ready to bring the characters to live action, which is the first for any comic book characters in India. MOTU PATLU cartoon has been the top children’s 3D animation show in India. We are overjoyed to work with professional storytellers from Inspire Films, like Mr Yash Patnaik and Ms Mamta Patnaik, to bring Lotpot characters to life.”
Mayapuri Group is the publisher of the bilingual comic book magazine Lotpot. by the late sh. A.P. Bajaj. The first issue of Lotpot was released in 1969, and subsequent issues have been released continuously ever since. The well-known Lotpot Comics characters “Motu Patlu” have a 3D animated series that has been airing successfully for the past 11 years on the Nickelodeon India TV Channel and still keeps kids entertained with its rib-tickling material. Only Motu Patlu is an Indian children’s character with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds India. Lotpot has been providing readers and viewers with amusement for almost 55 years and is still going strong.
A division of Beyond Dreams Entertainment is Inspire Films. Since its inception in 2007, the company has created more than 10,000 hours of innovative content (45 originals) for top Indian OTT platforms and broadcasters like Hotstar, MX Player, Voot Select, Sony LIV, Star Plus, Colors, Sony Entertainment Television, Zee TV, Channel V, Dangal, Pogo, Disney, Star Pravah, Sun TV, Surya TV, and others.
