MUMBAI: Disney Channel is gearing up to launch a new property on 15 May to spice up the 10 am slot.
Christened Ishaan, the new show is a musical and inspirational journey of a young boy and will include a soundtrack of 11 original tracks.
Says Walt Disney Television International India VP and GM Natasha Malhotra, "Ishaan brings Disney‘s brand promise to life - optimism, self-expression, imagination, entertainment, quality - and joins our music-driven properties including Hannah Montana and High School Musical, in delivering relatable characters and stories to India‘s youth."
Shah Rukh Khan-owned Red Chillies Entertainment has been commissioned to produce this tween musical drama.
Ishaan, directed by Iqbal Rizvi, is the inspiring musical journey of a boy who finds friends and a sense of belonging through music. Extremely intelligent and talented, Ishaan finds his true calling and his friends through music when he joins a school band ‘Yaari‘.