Bheem Brigade: Everyone wanted to get up close with Chhota Bheem. The meet-and-greet sessions were a big hit, with children getting to shake hands, hug and groove with the boy hero and his gang. Some had even brought gifts for Bheem!

What: Horlicks presents Telekids Chhota Bheem Carnival, in association with City Centre.

When: November 16 and 17.

Where: Kund area, City Centre, Salt Lake.

The two-day gala brought more than 80,000 kids along with their parents to City Centre to meet and make merry with the hero of Dholakpur, Chhota Bheem, and his friends Chutki, Raju and Jaggu.

This was the second edition of the carnival and gave the wide-eyed little fans the chance to dance with their fave toons, gorge on Tuntun Mausi’s famous laddoo that gives Bheem all his strength, and play loads of games.

While the kids had a ball at the games counters and tattoo corner and rocked the stage with the Bheem team, parents went click-click-click.

The fans also got to take back a bit of Bheem, in the form of pillows, blankets, tees, bottles and tiffin boxes.

Even after hours of games, music and dance, the children were in no mood to leave. The two-day festival brought joy to everybody and closed with a promise to return next year.

Family outing: Aaryansh and Aakarsh grinned victoriously, having dragged their busy dad, fashion designer Abhishek Dutta, to the Chhota Bheem carnival on Sunday. But daddy dear didn’t seem to mind! “They have been nagging me since morning and I had to give in. The carnival looks interesting. I am ready to explore,” smiled Abhishek, wife Jayshree by his side.

Mom and me: Rupsha Dasgupta, the manager of rock band Fossils and wife of frontman Rupam Islam, had an eventful day at the carnival with their three-year-old son Rup Aarohan Prometheus. “Rup is quite crazy about Chhota Bheem, and even though we avoid watching TV, he has all the Chhota Bheem apps downloaded on his iPad,” she laughed.

She buys: Ishavi Ray from Santoshpur picked a yellow Chhota Bheem T-shirt for herself.

TEXT: MALANCHA DASGUPTA, SHWETA KESHRI, SAMABRITA SEN AND RACHNA BHUTORIA. PICTURES: ANINDYA SHANKAR RAY, B. HALDER, SAYANTAN GHOSH & ARNAB MONDAL