Priyanka, Irrfan to lend voice to Hindi-dubbed Jungle Book

Bollywood Stars Irrfan Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Om Puri and Nana Patekar will lend their voice to a Hindi-dubbed version of the Jungle Book.

The movie will be re-imagined from the 1967 Disney animation movie with the same name, the Indian Express reported.

Priyanka Chopra will voice Kaa, the python, while Irrfan will leand his voice to the friendly bear Baloo.

Actor Puri will lend his voice to Bagheera, the black panther, and Shefali will voice for Raksha, the wolf.

That’s not all, Nana Patekar has been approached by the film producer to lend his voice to Shere Khan, the villain of the book. Back in the early 90s, Nana had dubbed for the fearsome tiger in the animated series, “Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli” that was aired on Doordarshan.

“The Jungle Book is so very special to India, and we want our audience enjoy Disney’s all-new live-action adaptation. We wanted nothing but the best for the Hindi version of the film. “We are so excited to have such veterans and A list actors come together to voice and bring alive these beloved characters making it like a hi scale Hindi film,” said Amrita Pandey, Vice-President – Studios, Disney India.

 “The Jungle Book” is inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s adventure stories based in India.

The Indian audience will get to watch the movie on April 8, a week before US release.