Reading ‘The Jungle Book’
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The Ever-popular children’s book ‘The Jungle Book’ by Rudyard Kipling made into another cinematic version by Jon Favreau will be released at Savoy Wellawatte on April 15.A story of an orphan boy who is raised in the jungle with the help of a pack of wolves, a bear, and a black panther, the film is a live-action/CGI reimaging of Walt Disney’s 1967 animated film of the same name.
Mowgli is a human boy raised by the Indian wolves Raksha and Akela ever since he was a baby and brought to them by Bagheera the Black Panther. When the fearsome scarred Bengal tiger Shere Khan threatens his life since man isn’t allowed in the jungle, Mowgli leaves his jungle home. Guided by Bagheera and Baloo the bear, he sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the man-hunting Shere Khan. Along the way, Mowgli encounters jungle creatures who do not exactly have his best interests at heart including Kaa the python and the smooth-talking Bornean orangutang-resembling Gigantopithecus King Louie, who tries to coerce Mowgli into giving up the secret to the elusive and deadly “red flower”.
The film stars and introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli and Ritesh Rajan as Mowgli’s father
and features the voices of Bill Murray as Baloo, Ben Kingsley as Bagheera, Idris Elba as Shere Khan, Lupita Nyong’o as Raksha, Scarlett Johansson as Kaa, Christopher Walken as King Louie, Giancarlo Esposito as Akela and Emjay Anthony as Grey Brother. lt Disney Studios production,”The Jungle Book is presented by E. A. P. Films.
