New Delhi: Indian actors Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Om Puri, Nana Patekar and Shefali Shah have been roped in by the Disney to lend lend their voices for the Hindi version of the most-anticipated flick “The Jungle Book”. Starring Indian-American boy Neel Sethi as Mowgli, the film is all set to hit big screens in India on April 8, a week ahead of its release in the United States.
Global star Priyanka Chopra will lend her voice for the Python Kaa and Irran for bear Baloo. Actress Shefali Shah will dub for Mowgli’s adoptive mother Raksha and Om Puri will lend his voice to Bagheera, the black panther. Actor Nana Patekar will lend his voice for Shere Khan.
Amrita Pandey, vice-president – Studios, Disney India said, “The Jungle Book is so very special to India, and we want our audience to 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,” she added.
