Mira, Royal Detective
Season 1 Disney Junior (*309) 16:00 Animation
Brand-new episodes of exciting kids show Mira, Royal Detective arrive on Disney Junior from today, starting with Mira investigating The Great Diwali Mystery. Mira must track down the missing oil used to light traditional lamps throughout the town in order to save the Diwali celebration. “Mira and her friends solve an exciting case as they learn more about how special Diwali
(the festival of light in the Indian culture) is and learn how important it is to cherish family and friends,” says Leela Ladnier, the 17-year-old who voices Mira. “This is one of my favourite episodes, because it portrays bright colours, beautiful music and the amazing traditions of Indian culture,” she adds.
Leela, who was born in New
York City and raised in Los Angeles, says that she was nervous about auditioning for the role because it’s Disney and she didn’t want it to feel stereotyped. “Disney is a huge corporation and I knew that they’d do the right thing in portraying Mira and the culture. But it’s still Disney!” Leela also gets to sing in the show, revealing that she’s styled her performances on the music of Daniel Caesar (2019 album Case Study 01) and iconic jazz singer Billie Holiday. “I write my own songs and sing all the time, so having music in the show is a wonderful surprise and opportunity for me,” adds Leela.