Mauja hi Mauja time for Nick Fundoo superstars

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Mumbai, July 25, 2008

Nick, the Fundoo, Funtastic kids channel in India, has rolled out the red carpet as they announce the winners of its mega summer promotion - ‘Bournvita presents Nick Fundoo Superstar Contest’. The 4-week promotion has culminated with 4 lucky winners from India, who have won a once in a lifetime chance to star in the Nick Music Video along with the Nick toons, SpongeBob SquarePants, Ninja Hattori, Perman. The Video will also have none other than Mandira Bedi and will be choreographed by ace choreographer Saroj Khan

The uniqueness of the promotion lies in the fact that for Nick, all kids are superstars and therefore…no auditions, no tests, no judges and no jury…they just had to be their ‘fundoo’ selves. The 4 week promotion that began on May 5th and ended on June 3rd saw thousands of entries from across India. Apart from the 4 winners, who will feature in the Nick Fundoo music video, several other lucky kids have also won tons of Mobile Phones and Cycles.

The 4 lucky young Nicksters who have made it to the finale from across the country include: Prerna Dangwani from Mumbai, Adarsh Choudhary from Jaipur, Shobhit Tyagi from Mumbai and Aditi Dwivedi from Delhi. These young stars will get a chance to shake a leg along with Mandira Bedi and Saroj Khan, to the year’s most popular track Mauja hi Mauja in Nick-ishtyle, sung by none another than the prince of Punjabi pop Mika Singh.

The chosen four are all extremely excited about meeting their favourite Nick toons in the flesh. Nick toons Sponge Bob SquarePants, Ninja Hattori and Perman are their favorite characters on the channel.

“I cannot wait to meet SpongeBob and Perman; they are my favourite toons on Nick. And I’m so excited that I’ll get to see Mandira Bedi, because I am a big fan of hers and I think she is really pretty,” says an excited Prerna Dangwani from Mumbai. 13 year old Shobhit Tyagi from Mumbai says, “I can’t wait to show off to all my friends that I’m on TV. And meeting all the toons is going to be really exciting!”

Our winner from the pink city of Jaipur, Adarsh Choudhary says, “I love watching cartoons and the Nick toons are my favourite. Shooting a video with them is going to be a lot of fun!” 8 year old Aditi Dwivedi from Delhi says, “I love dancing so maybe I can take lessons from Sarojji, and teach the toons some new dance steps for the video.”

Commenting on Nick Fundoo Super Star, Nina Elavia Jaipuria, Vice President & General Manager – Nick India, said, “Nick always looks for new ways to engage young minds. Nick Fundoo Superstar is a true reflection of that philosophy. In its second year, Nick Fundoo Superstar is yet again offering kids across the country an equal opportunity to realize their dream of being on television by starring in a Nick music video with Mandira Bedi and choreographed by Saroj Khan. All that they have had to do is be there Fundoo selves without any stress and pressure.”

This year Nick Fundoo Superstar has only got bigger and better, with the ever popular Mandira Bedi and star choreographer Saroj Khan. Mandira Bedi who has donned many hats through her versatile career as an actress, cricket commentator, and reality show host has been loved in all her various avatars. This time around, Mandira takes on a new role, that of a Fundoo dancer. Saroj Khan - renowned Bollywood choreographer, who has made many superstars dance to her tunes, judged popular dance shows and currently hosts her own show, will be the guiding hand as the choreographer. With two stars coming together to help catapult 4 kids into the limelight through Nick Fundoo Superstar, it’s time to say, a star is born.

Always attuned to kids’ likes and dislikes, Nick has chosen the Nick Fundoo superstar song, as this year’s most foot- tapping track ‘Mauja hi Mauja’ Which has been sung in a unique Nickified version by none other than Mika himself. The Fundoo Music Video will also feature a signature step which is sure to become a rage with the kids across India.

“Nick makes being a kid so much fun! Now that we have the 4 winners of the contest I am looking forward to this opportunity to boogie with them on the Mauja hi Mauja tune!" exclaims Mandira Bedi.

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