Nikhil & Jay
Chitra Soundar served as an Executive Producer and wrote multiple episodes on S1 of Nikhil & Jay, as the director of Jumping Kite.
Where can you watch Nikhil & Jay?
In the UK, watch Nikhil & Jay on BBC iPLAYER.
Breaking News!!
Nikhil and Jay will launch later this year (2026) on CBeebies in Poland, South Africa, Asia and India.
In Australia, watch Nikhil & Jay on ABC iView.
You can also watch clips and selected episodes of Nikhil & Jay on Youtube and Youtube Kids.
Winner at the Irish Animation Awards 2025
Winner of Irish Animation Awards 2025
Nikhil & Jay and the Messiest Mango, the pilot episode, written by Chitra Soundar, edited by Becky Overton won the Best Script for Animated Series at the Irish Animation Awards 2025.
Seen here with the incredible directors, designers and production team of Nikhil & Jay
Winner at the Royal Television Society – Northern Ireland Awards 2025
Winner of RTS – Northern Ireland for Children’s Animation 2025.
Seen here are our directors Jamie Teehan, Nandita Jain with our NI producer from Paper Owl Films, Gavin Halpin.
Winner at the Big Syn Film Festival
Nikhil & Jay won at the Big Syn Festival for the episode Nikhil & Jay and the Compost Monster written by Tasha Dhanraj.
Seen here with Dr Ragini Roy, Sustainability champion Moksha Roy are Lotte Elwell and Katie Simmons from King Banana TV and Tasha Dhanraj.
Nikhil & Jay has been racking up the nominations!
Asian Media Awards
Finalist of the Best Programme/Show category at this year’s Asian Media Awards
Rockies 2025
Nikhil & Jay was also a finalist at the Rockies 2025.
IndieLab Innovation Awards
Shortlisted for the Diversity & Inclusion category at the IndieLab Innovation Awards
PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL 2026
Nikhil & Jay is a finalist at the PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL 2026 in the UP TO 6 YEARS FICTION
