Krish, Trish and Baltiboy
An Indian animated folk-tales anthology from Graphiti Multimedia, running since 2009, whose Season 2 was co-produced with a central government ministry, nominated at Cairo's children's film festival, and was singled out by name by the Prime Minister on national radio.
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- Established
- 2009
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Country
- India
- Type
- Animated anthology series (folk tales / freedom-struggle stories)
- Studio
- Graphiti Multimedia
- Creators
- Munjal Shroff and Tilak Raj Shetty
- Season 2 subtitle
- Bharat Hain Hum
- Season 2 co-producer
- Central Bureau of Communication, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India
Overview
“Krish, Trish and Baltiboy” is an Indian animated anthology produced by Mumbai-based studio Graphiti Multimedia, created by Munjal Shroff and Tilak Raj Shetty, running since 2009 (Animation Vibes). The series uses three animated characters — Krish, Trish and Baltiboy — as narrators for stories drawn from Indian folk art and, in its later seasons, from India’s freedom struggle. Its Season 2, subtitled “Bharat Hain Hum,” is a joint production between Graphiti Multimedia and the Central Bureau of Communication, a wing of India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, dramatising lesser-known independence fighters across 52 episodes spanning both seasons (PIB).
Government co-production and Prime Ministerial recognition
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur launched the Season 2 trailer on 11 October 2023, confirming the ministry’s Central Bureau of Communication as co-producer and describing the series’ reach across Doordarshan, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in 12 Indian languages and 7 international languages (PIB). Season 2 itself was formally launched at the International Film Festival of India in Goa on 23 November 2024, with actor Nagarjuna at the event; that expanded season added coverage in additional languages and streamed on Prasar Bharati’s Waves platform, featuring fighters including Wazir Ram Singh Pathania of Himachal Pradesh and Birsa Munda of Jharkhand (The Tribune).
In the 117th episode of his monthly radio address “Mann Ki Baat,” broadcast in December 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the series directly, saying “KTB is a superhit among” children and describing it as telling the stories of “men and women associated with the Indian freedom struggle who are not discussed much.” He noted the show’s reach across Indian and foreign languages and its Season 2 launch at IFFI Goa (Prime Minister’s Office).
International festival recognition
Before its government co-production, the series had already drawn international notice: in 2012, “Krish, Trish and Baltiboy 2” was nominated in the children’s animation category at the 21st Cairo International Film Festival for Children. Speaking to AnimationXpress at the time, director Munjal Shroff said “KTB is an attempt to resurrect and nurture the dying folk art forms. Kids today are completely alienated from our vibrant visual culture,” while co-director Tilak Shetty said, “We expect that we should win, obviously. But, more than that I am excited to watch these films with kids who are from different part of the world” (AnimationXpress).
What this profile does not claim
This profile does not claim that “Krish, Trish and Baltiboy” has been the subject of any controversy, dispute, lawsuit or censorship episode — it has not, as far as the sources read for this profile show. Its inclusion here rests instead on documented institutional recognition: a central-government co-production, adjudicated nomination at an international children’s film festival, and an on-record mention by name from the Prime Minister of India. Whether that satisfies the intended scope of this site’s Creative Works category, which is otherwise built around real-world disputes rather than institutional honours, was an open editorial question at the time this profile was written and is not resolved here. This profile also does not independently confirm the 2009 start date or studio-founding details beyond a single industry case study, and it does not attempt a full, cross-verified list of every independence fighter dramatised across the series.
Timeline
- 2012
- The film "Krish, Trish and Baltiboy 2" is nominated in the children's animation category at the 21st Cairo International Film Festival for Children; directors Munjal Shroff and Tilak Shetty are quoted on the nomination.
- 2023-10-11
- Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Anurag Thakur launches the trailer for Season 2, "Bharat Hain Hum," a co-production with his ministry's Central Bureau of Communication.
- 2024-11-23
- Season 2 is formally launched at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, with actor Nagarjuna at the launch event.
- 2024-12
- In the 117th episode of "Mann Ki Baat," Prime Minister Narendra Modi names the series as a favourite among children, describes its focus on lesser-known freedom fighters, and notes its multilingual, multi-platform Season 2 launch at IFFI Goa.
What we could not verify
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- Whether this profile's inclusion criterion (institutional recognition, absent any controversy) satisfies the Creative Works category's intended scope was undecided by the site's editor at the time of writing; see the source note above.
- The 2009 start date and the studio's founding come from a single animation-industry case study (Animation Vibes) rather than from a source on this profile's original source list; no government or first-party document independently confirming the exact first-release year was located.
- The full list of independence fighters dramatised across both seasons was not cross-verified beyond the names given in the PIB press release and the Tribune's report of Season 2's featured figures.
Sources
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This profile rests on production history and official/institutional recognition — a government co-production, a foreign film-festival nomination, and a named mention by the Prime Minister in a national broadcast — rather than on a dispute, controversy, lawsuit or censorship episode. Whether that kind of institutional recognition is the sort of "documented real-world story" this site's Creative Works category is meant to capture, as opposed to a controversy or comparable incident, was an open editorial question at the time this profile was drafted; it is published on the judgment that government co-production, festival adjudication and a head-of-government's on-record remarks are a documented real-world story distinct from ordinary critical reception, but that judgment call is stated here openly rather than left implicit.
- Shri Anurag Thakur launches trailer of animated series Krish, Trish and Baltiboy – Bharat Hain Hum Supports: Confirmation of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting's Central Bureau of Communication as Season 2 co-producer, the trailer launch by Union Minister Anurag Thakur, the creators' names, series format (52 episodes of 11 minutes across two seasons), its 1500s–1947 freedom-struggle timeframe, and its broadcast on Doordarshan, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video in 12 Indian and 7 international languages.
- Second season of animated series Krish, Trish and Baltiboy: Bharat Hain Hum launched at IFFI Supports: The Season 2 launch event at IFFI Goa, actor Nagarjuna's participation and quote, the expanded language list, the "Waves" streaming platform, and the freedom fighters featured in Season 2 (including Wazir Ram Singh Pathania and Birsa Munda).
- PM's address in the 117th Episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' Supports: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's own remarks naming and praising the series, describing it as a "superhit" among children, its focus on lesser-discussed freedom fighters, its multilingual reach, and his mention of the IFFI Goa Season 2 launch.
- Krish, Trish and Balti Boy 2 nominated at 21st Cairo International Film Festival for Children Supports: The 2012 nomination of "Krish, Trish and Baltiboy 2" at the 21st Cairo International Film Festival for Children, quotes from directors Munjal Shroff and Tilak Shetty, and confirmation that Graphiti Multimedia is Mumbai-based.
- Krish Trish And Baltiboy - Full Case Study Supports: The 2009 release of the first film in the series and background on the studio's research-driven origin, used as supporting production-history detail rather than as this profile's basis for inclusion.
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