Galli Galli Sim Sim is the Hindi language adaptation of the American children's television series Sesame Street (famous for its Muppets), for India. The show debuted in 2006. For its first five seasons it was co-produced by Sesame Workshop and Turner Entertainment, through Miditech. The show's Indian production company is known as Sesame Workshop India. Production Production of the show is based in Delhi. Filming of the first season's 65 half-hour episodes began in February 2006, with the premiere held on 15 August 2006. Until now the show has produced 10 seasons. Funding for the initial development phase of Sesame Workshop India was provided through the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ICICI Bank and Turner Broadcasting. Although India has more than 15 official languages, not including English, producers decided to launch the show in Hindi, with a few English words in each episode. Producers hope to make Sesame India available in other languages in the next few years. Format Episodes are similar in format to that of the originating series. The show consists of street scenes, segments (some filmed locally with Indian actors and children, some Indian animation, some are classic American Muppet skits dubbed in Hindi). Characters Human characters include: Jugaadu, "who likes to find innovative solutions to fix problems, and does not view his disability as a handicap". Basha Bhaijaan, "who owns a corner store and knows several Indian languages". Sid, "who is a cool, smart child and Googly is a fan of his style and dancing". Dawa Di, Basha's wife, who is from North East India, and teaches dance. Kabir, Basha Bhaijaan and Dawa Di's son, who is an active and curious eight-year-old. Col. Albert Pinto, a retired army person, is an advocate for healthy living and civic sense. Rukmini Pinto (Doctor Aunty), Col. Pinto's wife. A doctor by profession, she is a combination of contemporary and traditional wisdom. Muppet characters include: Chamki, a tomboyish five-year-old girl, dressed most often in a school uniform with her hair tied back into two pigtails with blue bows. Chamki is warm, friendly, sensitive and has a knack for problem solving. She also knows karate and plays the electric guitar. In the Galli, Chamki is very popular and a mascot for girl-child education and school readiness in India. She is the main protagonist of the series and is played by Ghazal Javed. Boombah, an eight foot