MUMBAI: For the first time ever, 9XM's most popular and iconic animated characters – Bade, Chote and Bheegi Billi will come out of TV screens to meet their fans at the Comic Con Express Mumbai. An event dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the comic and graphic art medium, the Comic Con Express Mumbai will be held on 22nd & 23rd October 2011 at the World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade. 9XM is the Music Partner for Comic Con Express Mumbai.

Commenting on the initiative, Mr. Amar Tidke, Head of Programming - 9XM, said, For the first time since we launched 9XM, our fans will get to meet with our iconic characters Bade, Chote and Bheegi Billi – live & in person! These characters with their unique style of humor have made 9XM popular amongst all the target groups. Comic Con Express Mumbai is an apt platform for our animated characters. 9XM fans will definitely cherish their meeting with Bade, Chote and Bheegi Billi. In the near future, we also plan to take these characters to other key metros across India for similar interactions in true 9XM style....

Bade-Chote and Bheegi Billi with their rib-tickling animated shows on 9XM have received an overwhelming response from viewers across the length and breadth of India. Bade-Chote are like a combination of sock and shoe, inseparable and together they host the most popular show on 9XM called Bakwaas Band Kar. Bheegi Billi -- who fancies himself as a rocker, is like most youth of today. He connects with the youth by singing acoustic ballads about his insurmountable, life-crippling problems like the lack of pocket money and girlfriends, and about not being the best sportsman or scholar of the school, or not being the most popular guy too! Bheegi Billi croons his sob stories in the most entertaining manner, making him very popular with the youth.

At the event, 9XM fans will also get an opportunity to win some super cool goodies by answering simple questions about Bade-Chote, besides posing for pictures with the 9XM characters.