Mumbai: The child actor of the adventure drama “The Jungle Book”, Neel Sethi says he loves India because it is his home. At a promotional event in Mumbai, Neel said, “I have been in India six to seven times as my grandparents live here. I love India because this is my home.”
The Indian-American actor said, “It’s damn cool and different shooting for this film, I have never done something like this before.”
When asked about his friends reaction, the 12-year-old boy added, “They all find it really cool, but they don’t realise how big it is. At home also there is no special star treatment at all.”
Neel further added, “While shooting, it was very different. I was jumping from one platform to the other, but when you see the film it looks like a 400-feet jump. The first time when I watched the film, it was cool.”
Directed by Jon Favreau, the film features Neel as Mowgli in “The Jungle Book“. The movie also features the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken. The film is scheduled to release on April 15, 2016 but will hit Indian screens on April 8, 2016.
