Jungle jungle baat chali hai pata chala hai...
Arre chaddi pahan ke phool khila hai phool khila hai
Well! These lines will echo in our mind whenever we will read or hear about "Jungle Book". Especially those who lived their best years when an obscure little Mowgli used to enthral us back in the mid nineties, every Sunday morning on....hold your breath...Delhi Doordarshan.
Now after more than two decades we have the world of Disney present an absolutely stunning portrayal of the "jungle", the enigmatic Bagheera, the adorable Baloo, the mysterious Kaa and the ever evil Sherkhan, not to forget the soulful and gorgeous Mowgli and his band of brothers. Only the Disneyworld can render some commonality between Mahatma Gandhi and Bagheera. Well! Mr Ben Kingsley played the Mahatma and yes....he rendered his vocal chords to Bagheera in the English version.
Barring maybe a few minutes, the redefined Jungle Book definitely took me back into a joy ride into my amazing wonder years. My favourite moments were Baloo's dramatic entry to save Mowgli from Kaa and the last scene where Bagheera, Baloo and Mowgli are lazing around on a branch and the scene transforms into a sketch from "The Jungle Book"
Most importantly it was my son who was ecstatic during and after the movie and I was happy to realize that no matter which era, certain things will universally fascinate children and the jungle with its mystic chants is definitely one of them.
Arre chaddi pahan ke phool khila hai phool khila hai
Well! These lines will echo in our mind whenever we will read or hear about "Jungle Book". Especially those who lived their best years when an obscure little Mowgli used to enthral us back in the mid nineties, every Sunday morning on....hold your breath...Delhi Doordarshan.
Now after more than two decades we have the world of Disney present an absolutely stunning portrayal of the "jungle", the enigmatic Bagheera, the adorable Baloo, the mysterious Kaa and the ever evil Sherkhan, not to forget the soulful and gorgeous Mowgli and his band of brothers. Only the Disneyworld can render some commonality between Mahatma Gandhi and Bagheera. Well! Mr Ben Kingsley played the Mahatma and yes....he rendered his vocal chords to Bagheera in the English version.
Barring maybe a few minutes, the redefined Jungle Book definitely took me back into a joy ride into my amazing wonder years. My favourite moments were Baloo's dramatic entry to save Mowgli from Kaa and the last scene where Bagheera, Baloo and Mowgli are lazing around on a branch and the scene transforms into a sketch from "The Jungle Book"
Most importantly it was my son who was ecstatic during and after the movie and I was happy to realize that no matter which era, certain things will universally fascinate children and the jungle with its mystic chants is definitely one of them.
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