Return of the Jungle(2023)
Hindi105 mins
Return of the Jungle (2023) is a 105-minute Hindi film directed by Vaibhav Kumaresh. Starring Vaibhav Kumaresh.
Director:Vaibhav Kumaresh
Mood:
funnyupliftingemotional
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 21 November 2023
- Director
- Vaibhav Kumaresh
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
Storyline
A nine-year-old boy and his friends try to defeat their school's biggest bully. They get help from an elder's inspiring stories about ancient Indian jungles. Their adventure involves building a dinosaur, playing a tense cricket match, and traveling to Rajasthan to learn about friendship and courage.
“Friendship's roar conquers the schoolyard jungle.”
Film Details
Rating
105Minutes
HindiLanguage
Release Date21 November 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
funnyupliftingemotional
Themes
friendshipfamilyidentityjustice
Tonewhimsical
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion3
Humor4
Rewatchability3
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Trivia
- The film's director, Vaibhav Kumaresh, is a veteran animator known for creating the iconic 'Simpoo' character for Indian television.
- It is one of the few Indian animated films to directly incorporate elements of Indian mythology and folklore into a contemporary school story.
- The animation style blends 3D characters with detailed, painterly backgrounds inspired by different Indian landscapes like Rajasthan.
- The voice cast includes veteran actor Anjan Srivastav as Thatha, known for his roles in classic Hindi comedies like 'Wagle Ki Duniya'.
- The film was produced by Cinemantra Studios, a company that has primarily focused on live-action films before this animated project.
- A key theme is the 'Jungle Book' trope, but it is reversed by having jungle wisdom solve modern urban problems like school bullying.
- The cricket match sequence is a detailed animated set-piece, which is a common but challenging element to animate in Indian films.