“Pause. Think. Act.” - A new-age animated edutainment IP helping children navigate real-life situations through smart thinking, emotional awareness, and practical learning.
Mumbai,
June 24th, 2026 : Kayhan Entertainment,
an integrated IP-led ecosystem with a strategic focus on IP ownership and
creative exports, has announced the launch of its latest premium animated
edutainment IP, Smart KidZ, exclusively on ZEE5 Kidz. Designed for children
aged 7 to 13, the series combines fast-paced storytelling, humour, emotional
intelligence, and practical life learning to help children navigate real-world
situations through entertainment-led storytelling. Built around the simple
philosophy of “Pause. Think. Act.”, the show transforms everyday childhood challenges
into engaging animated adventures designed for today’s digitally native
children. Starting June 5, 2026, the series will roll out in an initial batch
of 5 to 10 episodes.
Smart
KidZ focuses on situations children experience every day but are rarely taught
how to handle, from friendship conflicts, peer pressure, comparison anxiety,
and emotional reactions to practical moments like power cuts, digital
behaviour, stranger awareness, responsibility, and decision-making. Instead of
relying on preachy messaging or traditional moral-based storytelling, the
series uses humour, magical mentors, action, and visual problem-solving to
allow children to naturally arrive at the learning through the story itself.
Designed for both children and parents, the show blends entertainment with
Thoughtful meaningful and practical takeaways that young viewers can apply in
real life.
Founded
by Dalbir Singh and Arushi Govil, Kayhan is being built through a distinctive
creative partnership that brings together vision and execution in equal
measure. As one of India’s most defining IP-creator couple, the two founders
combine storytelling ambition, worldbuilding expertise, and production
discipline to create and scale original IP from India. Their complementary
strengths are shaping Kayhan into an integrated creative ecosystem designed to
accelerate India’s shift from execution-led services to ownership-driven
storytelling.
Speaking
about the launch, Dalbir Singh, Co-Founder, Kayhan Entertainment, said,
“Smart KidZ represents an important step in our larger IP expansion strategy
where storytelling becomes emotionally useful while remaining entertaining at
its core. Children today are growing up in a world that moves faster than ever
before, and many of the challenges they face are emotional, behavioural, and
practical rather than academic. Through Smart KidZ, we wanted to create stories
that help children slow down, think clearly, and respond better to situations
around them. Our focus continues to be on building original Indian IP that can
create long-term value while also connecting meaningfully with modern
families.”
Adding
to this, Arushi Govil, Co-Founder, Kayhan Entertainment, said, “Children
today are emotionally aware much earlier, but they are also exposed to
confusion, pressure, comparison, and information overload at a very young age.
Smart KidZ was designed to support both children and parents through stories
that feel warm, relatable, practical, and Life-skills focused.We did not want
the show to feel like teaching. We wanted the learning to happen naturally
through humour, adventure, and relatable situations. The idea is to help
children become more Self-aware ,confident, thoughtful, and prepared for
everyday life.”
At
the heart of Smart KidZ are recurring mentor characters who guide children
through emotional and practical situations using curiosity, teamwork, calm
thinking, and empathy-led problem-solving. Anand and the Fab 5 bring humour,
energy, and practical thinking into everyday chaos, while Tara and his team,
including Darmiya and Saku, step in during moments that require courage,
emotional clarity, safety, and confidence. Every episode is designed around
relatable childhood experiences and leaves viewers with one simple takeaway
they can remember and apply in real life, whether it is pausing before
reacting, asking questions before assuming, respecting boundaries, apologising
properly, staying calm during stressful moments, or making smarter decisions.
With Smart KidZ, Kayhan Entertainment continues to expand its vision of
building emotionally relevant, culturally rooted, and scalable Indian IP
designed for the next generation of digital audiences.
The
launch of Smart KidZ comes at a time when children's content is emerging as one
of the most promising segments within the global media and entertainment
industry. With India home to one of the world's largest youth populations and
its digital video audience continuing to expand rapidly, the demand for
high-quality, culturally relevant, and digitally native children's programming
continues to grow across OTT platforms, YouTube, connected TV, and gaming
ecosystems. Globally, animation continues to grow as a scalable
family-entertainment category, driven by increasing consumption of family
entertainment and franchise-led storytelling. Against this backdrop, Smart KidZ
reflects Kayhan Entertainment's broader vision of creating culturally rooted
entertainment that combines meaningful storytelling with long-term franchise
potential, positioning India not only as a content production hub but as a
creator and exporter of globally relevant intellectual property.
About
Kayhan Entertainment
Kayhan
Entertainment is a next-generation storytelling studio focused on building
original IP rooted in Indian culture and designed for global audiences.
Operating across animation, VFX, gaming, and digital storytelling, the studio
combines creative vision with world-class production expertise to create
culturally resonant stories with transmedia potential.
With
IP ownership at the core of its strategy, Kayhan is committed to building
long-term creative value through original storytelling while contributing to
India's growing Orange Economy. The company is also building a talent ecosystem
through Macra, its training initiative focused on nurturing the next generation
of creators in animation, VFX, gaming, and digital storytelling. Students will
be trained on cutting-edge tools and next-generation production technologies,
ensuring they are equipped to create, collaborate, and compete in a rapidly evolving
global content landscape.