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Phineas with Baljeet (right) in Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension

India is one country that no one can ignore. This is evident from the latest Disney film Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension , which is based on the popular TV series, Phineas and Ferb. In the film, the two boys, Phineas and Ferb, finally discover that their pet platypus, Perry, is a secret agent, who battles the forces of evil almost everyday.

The boys team up with Perry on an adventure through a parallel universe where they must ultimately thwart the disastrous plans of an even bigger threat than the dim-witted Dr. Doofenshmirtz: a parallel Doofenshmirtz, who, unlike his counterpart, is a truly evil genius with no goofy side or soft spot. In this adventure, the boys have a new companion Baljeet. Baljeet (voice-over by Maulik Pancholy) is Phineas’ and Ferb’s friend and neighbour. A shy and polite boy of Indian descent, he often helps the boys with their ideas and displays his knowledge of algebra and trivia. Baljeet, who is in a band called the Baljeetles, also has a compulsive need to get good grades. He has a dummy that looks identical to him named "Little Jeet." During the group’s activities, he is often paired with Buford. While Buford often bullies him by taking his underpants, there is also a protective nature between the two of them — they seem to have formed a like-hate relationship. — TNS