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Late last year, when Disney announced the production of its first ever all-Indian animated series, it was greeted with a wave of excitement in the community. After all, in a present-day America that boasts of diversity in every county and borough, it was about time that we saw a character with an all Indian lineage. Where the channel has also got it right is that ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ has an all South Asian cast.

The series follows the story of royal detective, Mira (Leela Ladnier) who travels throughout the kingdom helping royals and commoners. Along with her friend Prince Neel (Kamran Lucas), a talented inventor, creative cousin Priya (Roshni Edwards), and comical mongoose sidekicks Mikku (Kal Penn) and Chikku (Utkarsh Ambudkar), she will be taking young viewers on adventures that highlight critical thinking and encourage deductive reasoning, according to the makers.

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Offering a sneak peak of Disney Junior’s upcoming series, Kal Penn recently wrote on Twitter that he would be the voice of Mikku, one of the two comical mongoose sidekicks. “Sneek peek of what my character in #MiraRoyalDetective looks like (I’m Mikku, the tite beige mongoose with the glasses). Wishing everyone a Happy #Diwali, catch the show Spring 2020 on #DisneyJunior!”

Indian American actor Utkarsh Ambudkar, who appeared in the comedy film ‘Pitch Perfect’ is the voice of Chikku, the other mongoose. Leela Ladnier, known for ‘Boris and the Bomb, is the voice of Mira.

Other characters that will appear in the show include Queen Shanti (Freida Pinto), Pinky (Hannah Simone), Auntie Pushpa (Jameela Jamil), Mira’s cousin Meena (Aparna Nancherla) and Mira’s Father Sahil (Aasif Mandvi).

Bollywood dancer and choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan, has been the Indian dance consultant on the series.