Tag: Jackie Shroff

  • PVR INOX to re-release Subhash Ghai’s directorial ‘Karma’

    PVR INOX to re-release Subhash Ghai’s directorial ‘Karma’

    Mumbai: PVR INOX Ltd, India’s premier multiplex chain, is re-relasing the iconic Subhash Ghai’s directorial film ‘Karma’ from 2 to 8 February 2024. The movie will be screening in 43 cinemas in 19 cities across the country. Ticket prices for this cult movie begin at ₹112, and bookings can be made through the PVR INOX app or website and BMS and PayTM platforms. The film, known for its iconic dialogues and mesmerising songs, features a stellar cast of Bollywood icons such as Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Dilip Kumar, Sridevi, and Naseeruddin Shah, among others.

    Expressing his excitement on the re-release of Karma at PVR INOX, director, Subhash Ghai said, “Let me start by expressing my heartfelt appreciation for PVR INOX, as they have decided to re-release an iconic movie like ‘Karma’ from my filmography. I would love to invite our new audiences to connect and watch this movie on the big screens for a larger-than-life cinematic experience, showcasing the beautiful depiction of characters in this action-drama genre, along with the use of the iconic song ‘Aye Watan Tere Liye,’ which touched millions of hearts. It was specially designed for big screens in the 80s when audiences turned their faces away from small video screens. We have received a lot of unconditional love and support in a big way from north to south in bringing back the larger-than-life movie experience. Please do enjoy Karma, a motion picture from my heart as a filmmaker. A heartfelt thank you to PVR INOX once again. See you at the cinemas!”

  • Matrix Fight Night associates with new MMA regulatory federation

    Matrix Fight Night associates with new MMA regulatory federation

    Mumbai: Matrix Fight Night (MFN) announced the launch of its newest association with Fighters First Mixed Martial Arts Federation. The new body will be headed by Jackie Shroff, the highly beloved veteran Indian Film Industry star. With an unwavering commitment to maintaining the highest standards of athleticism, and sport entertainment, and with the vision of fostering the growth of MMA in India, this federation aims to revolutionize the landscape of competitive martial arts.

    The objective behind launching the tie-up with Fighters First Mixed Martial Arts Federation is another step towards making the Matrix Fight Night ecosystem even more complete in its goal towards ensuring a safe space for all amateur athletes in the MMA circuit. This association will further help MFN grow by providing a platform to identify and promote amateur talent from all across the country, as well as globally, thereby adding the best of the new generation of MMA athletes to the MFN pro-roster. The launch of this new MMA federation represents a pivotal moment in Indian MMA and the MFN journey by helping to consolidate their dedication to elevating fighters while reshaping the sport’s future.

    The federation’s agenda includes a series of high-profile events, talent development programs, and strategic collaborations aimed at fostering a thriving community of fighters, coaches and fans. Through strategic partnerships and alliances with key stakeholders, MFN aims to promote inclusivity, diversity, and innovation within the MMA landscape.

    Besides this, the federation will also be officiating at several grassroots programs to identify a new pool of talented upcoming fighters. Recently, the first MFN Contenders tournament was completed under the aegis of the new federation. The MFN Contenders tournament saw around 500 amateur athletes registering. At the end of the tournament, 13 boys and girls were awarded contracts to make their pro debuts at the big MFN shows next year.

  • Glance teams up with Jackie Shroff for #UnlockNahiKarneka campaign

    Glance teams up with Jackie Shroff for #UnlockNahiKarneka campaign

    Mumbai: Last week, a video of Jackie Shroff talking to the media went viral on several social media channels. In the video, Jackie Shroff can be seen posing for photographers before getting into his car. Though he was in a hurry, he spent few minutes interacting with the photographers, who asked what he does on when he gets bored, and especially during travel. Jackie with his signature grin, unveiled his secret travel companion – his Glance-enabled smartphone. The video, shared on Viral Bhayani’s Instagram handle went viral, and has received more than 1.7mn views, over 100,000 likes and comments, and has been shared more than 10,000 times in 24 hours.

    Following this episode, Glance, one of the world’s leading smart lock screen platforms, roped in Jackie Shroff for their latest campaign, #UnlockNahiKarneKa. The campaign encourages Indians to embrace Glance’s smart lock screen that has over 200 million active users in the country already.

    In an era where information overload has become the new norm, the #UnlockNahiKarneka campaign seeks to liberate users from the endless cycle of searching for information, downloading multiple apps, and constantly unlocking their smartphones. In a series of fun videos, Jackie Shroff in his full Jaggu Dada style introduces Glance smart lock screen and explains how it transforms user experience by presenting everything directly on the lock screen, eliminating the need for tedious searches and clicks.

    Being a beloved and relatable figure in Indian cinema and having a mass connect with people across India, Jackie Shroff perfectly embodies the spirit of the campaign. Through these engaging videos, he takes on the role of an educator, showing his charisma and wit as he enlightens the paparazzi and consumers about the benefits of Glance. In fact, he also reveals to them how he effortlessly accesses tailored content, plays hyper casual, free to play games, watches live shows, indulges in shopping through Roposo integrations, and more, all without unlocking his smartphone.

    Speaking about the campaign, Jackie Shroff said, “Glance is packed with some unbelievable features and I connected with the platform instantly. Now, whenever I have free time or want to take it easy, I spend time on Glance smart lock screen.”

    Sharing details about the campaign, Glance chief marketing officer Bikash Chowdhury said, “We are excited to join forces with Jackie Shroff and educating India about Glance smart lock screen. Jackie Shroff’s genuine charm and relatable authenticity perfectly aligns with the campaign’s core philosophy. The #UnlockNahiKarneka campaign will not only resonate across the country, but also empower users to adopt the Glance smart lock screen, prompting a redefinition of their smartphone engagement.”

    Glance is a ‘smart lock screen’ that comes pre-installed on several leading Android smartphone brands and models. It has redefined the way content is consumed, removing the need for searching and downloading multiple apps. In India, more than 200 million users spend over 25 minutes every day on their Glance-enabled lock screens consuming personalised content across more than 15 categories such as entertainment, music, sports, and much more. Glance is available in seven languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada.

  • ixigo rolls out new campaign with Jackie Shroff & Suniel Shetty

    ixigo rolls out new campaign with Jackie Shroff & Suniel Shetty

    Mumbai: ixigo has roped in Bollywood celebrities Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty as the new faces of the brand for their campaign “#NikalLo.” The campaign has been designed to create buzz and increase brand awareness ahead of the festive season and will be launched across television and digital platforms.

    The television commercials feature Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty engaged in interesting banter, which reflects the close bond they share in real life. One of the videos features Jackie Dada struggling to pronounce the brand name ‘ixigo’ in true bhidu style, with Suniel Shetty correcting him. The ads encourage the audience to travel and end with the catchphrase “ixigo travel app download karo, bindaas ticket book karo, aur nikal lo!”

    The brand decided to team up with Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty as the actors enjoy mass appeal with a wide fan base spread across metros as well as tier 2 and 3 cities across India.

    Speaking on their collaboration with ixigo, Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty said, “We are excited to team up with ixigo for this campaign. We’ve been wanting to come together for a project for a while now, and ixigo seemed to be the perfect fit! We really resonate with the company’s resilience and growth journey. The trust and friendship that we share amongst one another is synonymous with the faith that travellers have in ixigo! We love how easy it is to book flights, train or bus tickets on ixigo. Their apps offer travellers lots of convenience and flexibility, with a wide array of features on board. Being avid travellers ourselves, we look forward to this collaboration!”

    Talking about this campaign, ixigo co-founder & group CEO Aloke Bajpai and co-founder & group CPTO Rajnish Kumar said, “We are pleased to announce our association with two legendary stars like Jackie Shroff and Suniel Shetty for our brand campaign. We have grown up watching these Bollywood icons and their passion, commitment to work and resilience resonates with our brand ethos. Travel is back with a bang this year and our aim with this campaign is to maximise awareness around ixigo ahead of the festive season. Ixigo is a unique brand name and was actually generated using an algorithm. For years, we have seen users trying to pronounce ‘ixigo’ with some interesting variations, and that was our inspiration behind the first video.”

  • ShortsTV opens entries for Best of India Short Film Festival

    ShortsTV opens entries for Best of India Short Film Festival

    Mumbai: ShortsTV, a 24×7 linear and OTT HD channel dedicated to short form video entertainment has announced the fifth edition of Best of India Short Film Festival. Aimed at providing global recognition to the works of Indian film makers, the festival gives winners the opportunity for Oscar consideration, a Hollywood theatrical release, and television broadcast deal with ShortsTV.

    The previous editions saw an overwhelming response with 2000+ entries every season and participation from Bollywood’s leading actors and directors including Prakash Jha, Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Radhika Apte, and Neena Kulkarni among others.

    Top five films shortlisted from the entries will win a theatrical release in Hollywood, while also qualifying for Oscar consideration. Additionally, they will be eligible for a television broadcast deal on ShortsTV. Leading up to the finale week, the festival will screen top 15 films for two days on ShortsTV.

    ShortsTV chief executive Carter Pilcher said, “2022 will be the year of Short films, and we are excited to launch the fifth edition of the Best of India Short film festival. This festival is the bedrock of our international hunt for the world’s finest short filmmakers and last year’s worldwide winner ‘Highway Nights’ came right here from India. This year we’re expecting even more exciting films and are excited to launch the careers of more great filmmakers.”

    “Short films are fast emerging as the preferred mode of entertainment for viewers across the globe. ShortsTV has always endeavoured to champion filmmakers and this festival has been helping Indian filmmakers to showcase their creativity to audiences across the globe. With the fifth edition of Best of India Short Film Festival, we are excited to bring together India’s best short films on a single platform and making their presence bigger than ever,” added ShortsTV president – Asia and festival director Tarun Sawhney.

    To be eligible for the competition entries need to be ‘narrative’ live action short films with a total running time of 40 minutes or less. It is necessary for either the writer, director or producer to be from India. The film should be presented in High Definition (HD) or DCP format. All films in a regional language (other than English) must include English subtitles. The last date for submission is 30 April, said the statement.

  • Indywood distribution network bags rights to distribute Prassthanam; releasing Soon In GCC

    Indywood distribution network bags rights to distribute Prassthanam; releasing Soon In GCC

    MUMBAI: Indywood Distribution Network now owns rights of distribution of the official Hindi remake of the 2010 Telugu film 'Prassthanam' and would be released in GCC soon.  The much-awaited trailer of Sanjay Dutt'sPrassthanam was released on 29th August, 2019 and the film promises a lot of action and twists. The film, which is the official Hindi remake of the 2010 Telugu film of the same name, also features Manisha Koirala, Chunky Panday, Jackie Shroff, Ali Fazal and AmyraDastur. 

    The original Telugu film-Prassthanam featured Sharwanand, Sai Kumar, SundeepKishan and Ruby Parihar in pivotal roles. It was directed by Deva Katta, who has also helmed the Hindi version. Produced by MaanayataDutt (wife of Sanjay Dutt), the remake of Prassthanam will open in theatres on September 20.

    The trailer which was released, shows a child asking Sanjay Dutt's character about the morality behind lord Rama killing Ravana and shows Sanjay Dutt fighting goons. Sanjay Dutt plays the role of BaldevPratap Singh, the head of a political family, and his two sons (played by Ali Fazal and Satyajeet Dubey) fight against each other to carry forward his legacy. Jackie Shroff proves his loyalty to Sanjay Dutt by supporting him throughout the political war.

    Chunky Panday also plays a prominent role in the movie and shows a head-to-head political battle along with Sanjay Dutt with a glimpses of Manisha Koirala, Ali Fazal, Satyajeet Dubey and AmyraDastur.  The plot of Prassthanam touched upon the story of Ramayana and Mahabharata to depict the choice of war between right and wrong even in this era. 

    With the intention to support art worth movies and share it worldwide, Sohan Roy's Indywood Distribution Network(IDN) focuses on 40 countries which includes U.S.A, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and many other. Recently IDN successfully released a Marathi Movie named ' BABA' in South Korea and it was the first Marathi movie which was released in the country.
     

  • BARC week 33: 2 Hindi movie channels push out 2 Hindi GECs from across genres list

    BARC week 33: 2 Hindi movie channels push out 2 Hindi GECs from across genres list

    BENGALURU: Hindi movies such as Vidroh Lets Fight Back, Policewala Gunda 2, Dangerous Khiladi 3, and Dil Hi To Hai (Jackie Shroff) helped push up free-to-air (FTA) Hindi movie channel B4U Kadak to fifth rank in Broadcast Audience Research Council of India (BARC) weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms in week 33 of 2019 from sixth place in the previous week. The four movies were among the top 5 Hindi movies programmes in the combined urban and rural Hindi speaking markets – HSM (U+R) as well as in rural HSM – HSM (R) per BARC’s weekly lists of top 5 Hindi movies programmes in HSM (U+R) and HSM (R).  Week 33 of 2019 (Saturday, 10 August 2019 to Friday, 16 August 2019) is the week or period under review.

    Two other Hindi movies channels, Zee Cinema and Sony Max, both pay TV, thrust their way into the same list at eighth and tenth ranks respectively during the same week. Movies beamed on both these two pay Hindi movies channels had higher viewership in urban HSM or HSM (U) based on their presence in BARC’s weekly list of top 5 Hindi movies programmes in HSM (U) only. Two major Hindi GECs – Colors and Sony Entertainment Television which exited the BARC across genres list on all platforms, however had the solace of retaining their presence in BARC’s weekly list of to 10 pay channels across genres with improvement in their respective ranks in week 33 of 2019 vis-à-vis week 32. BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms had three Hindi movies channels in the week as compared to only one in the previous week.

    Four Hindi GECs, three Hindi movies, two Tamil and one Telugu channel comprised BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms. From the network’s perspective, there were three channels from Star India, two channels each from Sony Pictures Network India (SPN) and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd and one channel each from B4U, Enterr 10 Television and the Sun TV Network. Hence there were more regional languages – especially Telugu and Tamil, and Hindi movies combined than there were Hindi GECs in BARC's weekly lists of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms during the period under review.

    In the case of BARC’s weekly list of top 10 pay channels across genres, like in week 32 of 2019, there were five Hindi GECs, two each of Hindi movies and Tamil channels and one Telugu channel in week 33. The channels were the same in week 33 as in week 32 with some shuffling in ranks. From the network’s perspective, there were three channels each from SPN and Star India, two channels from Zeel and one channel each from the Sun TV Network and Viacom18. In BARC’s weekly list of top 10 pay channels across genre in week 33 of 2019 were occupied by a Tamil (Sun TV) and Telugu (Star Maa) like in week 32. A Hindi GEC in the form of Star India’s flagship Hindi GEC Star Plus was at third rank in this BARC list in week 33. As mentioned above, the eight pay channels in BARC's weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms were also present in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 pay channels across genres, along with Zee Cinema and Sony Max in week 33 of 2019.

    This article’s focus hereon will be on ‘all platforms’ – BARC publishes three across genres weekly lists – on all platforms, on pay platforms and on free platforms. There were eight pay channels and two FTA channels in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms in week 33 of 2019, same as in week 32.

    Sun TV Network's flagship Tamil GEC Sun TV reclaimed first rank in BARC’s weekly list of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms in week 33 of 2019 with 902.564 million weekly impressions as compared to second rank and 870.981 million weekly impressions in week 32.

    At second rank in week 33 of 2019 was Enterr 10 Television’s FTA Hindi GEC Dangal with 827.063 million weekly impressions as compared to first rank and 872.724 million weekly impressions the previous week.

    Star India’s Telugu GEC Star Maa retained its third rank in week 33 of 2019 with 761.055 million weekly impressions as compared to 767.337 million wekly impressions in week 32.

    Star India’s flagship pay Hindi GEC Star Plus also retained its fourth place in week 33 of 2019 with 751.106 million weekly impressions as compared to 719.127 million weekly impressions in week 32.

    As mentioned above, B4U’s FTA Hindi Movies channel B4U Kadak climbed to fifth rank in week 33 of 2019 with 683.075 million weekly impressions as compared to sixth rank and 651.413 million weekly impressions.  

    SPN’s pay Hindi GEC Sony Sab climbed up a place to sixth rank in week 33 of 2019 with 632.959 million weekly impressions as compared to seventh rank and 621.116 million weekly impressions in week 32.

    Zeel’s flagship Hindi GEC Zee TV dropped two place in week 33 of 2019 to seventh rank with 614.306 million weekly impressions as compared to 678.991 million weekly impressions.

    Zeel’s pay Hindi movies channel Zee Cinema found a place in BARC’s weekly lists of top 10 channels across genres on all platforms with 602.894 million weekly impressions in week 33 of 2019.

    Star India’s flagship Tamil GEC Star Vijay climbed a place to ninth rank with 529.953 million weekly impressions in week 33 of 2019 as compared to tenth rank and 522.129 million weekly impressions in week 32.

    SPN’s Hindi movies channel Sony Max also entered BARC’s weekly list top 10 channels across genres on all platforms at tenth rank with 523.074 million weekly impressions.

  • ShemarooMe Celebrates the Golden Era of Bollywood at a star-studded evening

    ShemarooMe Celebrates the Golden Era of Bollywood at a star-studded evening

    Mumbai: Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, India’s leading content powerhouse, offers high quality content and services to customers in more than 30 countries and has been associated with Bollywood and its legacy for more than 5 decades now. To revisit the golden era again and celebrate the magic of Hindi cinema, ShemarooMe today announces the launch of their chat show – ’Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’ with a young and innovative twist. The format of the show is designed and presented by ShemarooMe to get the best of the yester years under one roof and reminiscence about the power Bollywood classics still hold in today’s day and age of cinema. ShemarooMe is a latest over the top (OTT) video streaming service aimed at entertaining the audiences by giving them the power to choose across many genres of content and form of entertainment.

    The Golden Era of Hindi cinema got looked back upon with great fondness at an evening hosted by Shemaroo with host of artists from legends from the evergreen era. The yesteryear celebrities seamlessly attracted everyone’s attention with their entertaining, funny and emotional responses during an engaging on-stage chat. The first-of-its-kind Golden Selfie organized by ShemarooMe saw the Living Legends posing together with pious and elegance, that will be etched in audiences’ mind forever.

    Shemaroo’s newly launched chat show ‘Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’ promises to transport audience to the Golden Era of Bollywood. Komal Nahta has already shot the show with incredible artists like Jeetendra, Jackie Shroff, Javed Akhtar, Shakti Kapoor, Johnny Lever, Prem Chopra, Gulshan Grover, Poonam Dhillon, Sooraj Barjatya, Satish Kaushik, Pyarelal ji, to name a few, sharing many entertaining and unheard tales. A mix of funny anecdotes, emotional turmoil, career obstacles, striking revelations shows the other side of the stars.

    Commenting on the occasion, Hiren Gada, CEO, Shemaroo Entertainment said, “Bollywood classic cinema has always been the strength of Shemaroo, and the chat show is an innovation to connect with audiences across all age groups. As we celebrate the golden era in the presence of accomplished Bollywood celebrities, we are delighted to have Komal Nahta join us in our new journey, who has impeccable knowledge about the industry and shares true bond with the stars. Using our experience, we have tried to craft this show, with all our love and passion and our looking forward to receiving the same affection from our audiences.”

    Komal Nahta, Ace Trade Analyst, shares his contentment, “It’s an absolute treat for the audience who want to know their favourite stars up, close and personal. I am thankful to Shemaroo to help build this together and present today’s generation and audience of all age groups some of the never-heard-before, fun and entertaining stories by bringing the most celebrated names under one roof from the golden era with ‘Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’. Celebrities have already given star rating to the show and I am sure audience will be craving for more once this goes on air”.

    ’Komal Nahta… Aur Ek Kahani’ will go on air soon on ShemarooMe, DTH and all other platforms of Shemaroo.

    The show will be available on ShemarooMe and DTH platforms including Tata Sky Classic Cinema, Dish TV evergreen Classics, d2h Evergreen Classics and Airtel Sadabahar Hitz. The show format connects with the millennials and audiences of all age groups. The show will be bringing alive moments connecting new generation with Bollywood’s glorious past that ambitiously retains the value and charisma of the unparallel entertainment seen by Indian audiences.

  • DUBAI BASED INDIAN BUSINESSMAN TAKING BOLLYWOOD BEYOND BORDERS

    DUBAI BASED INDIAN BUSINESSMAN TAKING BOLLYWOOD BEYOND BORDERS

    Muscat : Bollywood has become a melting pot of bringing together different ethnicities, cultures, traditions and fans from all over the world. Addressing the rage among audience across borders, world renowned Danube Group re-launched FILMFARE Middle East Magazine with celebrated actress Deepika Padukona along with director and Producer Karan Johar and many others in 2018, with the aim to reignite the magic of silver screen and bring the best of B-town to the Arab world. Celebrating a successful first year, the glittering event will have an air of class, luxury, panache and some truly spectacular moments commemorated by the reigning super stars from Indian cinema ranging from Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Swara Bhaskar, Tabu to Rajkumar Rao, Jim Sarbh, Ali Quli Mirza, Ishaan Khatter and Jhanvi kapoor at Shangri la barr al jissah on 29th March 2019. Omani singer Haitham Mohammed Rafi will be opening the evening.

    The anticipation around the event is gaining momentum as not only the reigning but the actors like Shatrughna Sinha, Madhu Bhandarkar, Jackie Shroff, Asha Parekh, Raza Murad, Shan, Padmini KolKolhapure, from yesteryears will gather on the festive evening and the past will walk alongside the present at the Red Carpet to cheer the lauding fans. If this was not all, the audience are in for a treat with a curated list of power packed performances by Nora Fatehi, twin singer Sukriti Kakkar and Prakrati Kakkar and evergreen Bappi Lahiri, Kubra Sait, Aman Verma and DJ Scorpio. The event will witness an amalgamation of golden years with the talent of millennials as legendary singer Bappi Lahiri who is celebrating 50 golden years of music in cinema will set the mood for the evening with some melodious medleys.

    Rizwan Sajan, Founder and the Chairman of Danube Group shared, “After breaking the record of 1.3 billion dollars’ turnover in 2018, we have been growing ever since and we credit this success to our fans and fraternity across the world. Our only strategy is reaching to the right people and keeping our engagement simple. We are thrilled to be associated with one of the biggest industries in the world which reaches out to audience across borders and ethnicity.”

    FILMFARE Middle East unveiled at Bollywood Parks Dubai at Raj Mahal Theatre on 30th March, 2018 in its brand new avatar caters predominantly to the large Asian expatriate population in the UAE and the GCC, as well as a significant Arab population who love their Bollywood cinema and celebrities. The brand brings India’s biggest Bollywood film and celebrity content to the audience month on month; and with it, the rich legacy of Indian cinema to the Arab world.

    Sharing about the vision to re-launch the magazine to the Asian audience, Mr. Rizwan shared, “Filmfare Middle East is a cult brand and it was my dream to revive this brand. We started this venture because we believed that this magazine holds an essence for the cinema and a huge readership among its target audience. We’re grateful to our readers and advertisers for their loyal support as this one year marks the success of our vision to create one-stop content provider for Bollywood cinema.”

    About FILMFARE Middle East:

    Filmfare ME sets the benchmark for content in the Middle East. It has been launched by a group that is visionary and foresighted about its business. Under Starz Media Incorporation supported by the Danube Group, the magazine has made a mark in Middle East. Also, it’s the only Bollywood magazine in Arabic language.

  • Netflix Confirms All-Star Hindi Talent for Original Film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

    Netflix Confirms All-Star Hindi Talent for Original Film Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

    MUMBAI: Bringing together an all-star cast of talent, Netflix announced today Abhishek Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff as the lead Hindi-language talent for the upcoming Netflix film, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.

    The star-studded cast will comprise the following roles from the classic tale:

    ·       Abhishek Bachchan as Bagheera

    ·       Kareena Kapoor as Kaa

    ·       Anil  Kapoor as Baloo

    ·       Madhuri Dixit as Nisha

    ·       Jackie Shroff as Shere Khan

    The actors of the Hindi version of Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle join an equally impressive international cast of Christian Bale (Bagheera), Andy Serkis (Baloo), Benedict Cumberbatch (Shere Khan), Cate Blanchett (Kaa), Rohan Chand (Mowgli), Matthew Rhys (Lockwood) and Freida Pinto (Messua) who also fulfills the role in Hindi.

    Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle premieres globally on Netflix on 7 December, 2018.