



Produced by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Jon Favreau

Based on: Rudyard Kipling's stories of The Jungle Book





Cast: Neel Sethi as Mowgli





Voice Over(English Version):

Bill Murray

Ben Kingsley

Idris Elba

Lupita Nyong'o

Scarlett Johansson

Giancarlo Esposito

Christopher Walken





Voice Over(Hindi Version):

Nana Patekar as Sher Khan

Priyanka Chopra as Kaa

Om Puri as Bagheera

Irrfan Khan as Baloo





Recommendation:





The Jungle Book is a visual treat. Jon Favreau has not only given life to all the legendary comic characters but he has brought the entire jungle to life. It is a digital masterpiece. This is definitely a must watch. Don't miss it.





Performances:





Neel Sethi is excellent as Mowgli. He is the only actor in the movie and rest all are computer generated characters/ animals. It would have been really a tough task for Neel to act in this kind of a setup but he is very convincing and natural.





Production Value, Story, Screenplay, Direction:





Story as we know is a combination of various short stories from 'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling. Length of the movie is about 1 hour and 45 minutes which is pretty apt. There is no drag at all. First 15 minutes and last 30 minutes are exceptional, especially the sequence featuring King Louie. Screen play is brilliant and the director has given enough attention to detail. Background score and songs are good too.





Voice Over(English):

Ben Kingsley and Idris Elba are top rate in the voice cast.

Voice Over(Hindi): Nana Patekar brings the old memories of The Jungle Book television series alive. He is top rate as Sher Khan. Priyanka Chopra is exceptional as Kaa. Irrfan Khan entertains as Baloo the bear. Om Puri makes Bagheera convincing in his own style.





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