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By Ashley Moulton
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
OK celebration of Holi holiday has some cheeky characters.
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Mighty Little Bheem: Festival of Colors
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What's the Story?
MIGHTY LITTLE BHEEM: FESTIVAL OF COLORS is a three-part series of animated shorts about the Hindu Holi holiday featuring Bheem, the main character from the Mighty Little Bheem series. Each short focuses on a different aspect of Holi, such as the performances that happen the night before, the colorful powder people throw on each other in celebration, and singing and dancing together. Bheem is a curious toddler with superpowers who is always outwitting the older kids and adults around him, and that's no different in these Holi-focused stories. The big kids scheme about how to surprise Bheem with colors -- or how to spray him with smelly water instead of colors -- but he ends up avoiding their elaborate (and slightly mean) plans. At the end of each short, Bheem has a happy Holi celebration with his family.
Is It Any Good?
Mighty Little Bheem: Festival of Colors is mostly a bunch of missed opportunities. The series is visually beautiful and a lovely celebration of Holi, the Hindu spring festival that celebrates the triumph of good over evil. It's a good introduction to Holi, but since the series doesn't have any dialogue kids are not likely to learn much about the holiday, other than the fact that people shoot colors at each other. There are naughty kids in the stories, but they don't suffer any consequences, because Bheem escapes their plots with his superpowers. Kids will enjoy some of Bheem's silly antics, but the storylines are confusing since there's no dialogue. Festival of Colors could be great with a few small tweaks. In its current version, it's mostly mediocre.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why everyone in Bheem's town is throwing colors at each other. What sort of things does your family do to celebrate holidays?
Is Bheem like other babies you know? How is he like them? How is he different?
Some of Bheem's friends are a little bit mean and naughty. How could they make better choices and be kind to each other?
TV Details
- Premiere date : March 5, 2020
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Kids' Animation
- Topics : Holidays
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- Last updated : December 10, 2025
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