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Highlights
- Neel Sethi plays the protagonist, Mowgli, in The Jungle Book
- The episode featuring Neel and Bill Murray airs in India on April 4
- Neel Sethi's The Jungle Book releases in India on April 8
Indian-American child actor Neel Sethi, who plays Mowgli in
The Jungle Book, will make an appearance on American late-night talk show
Jimmy Kimmel Live! along with Bill Murray, who voices the character Baloo the bear in the forthcoming Disney's adventure fantasy film.
Mr Kimmel shared the news on Twitter:
The Jungle Book traces Mowgli's journey of self-discovery when he is forced to abandon his home in the forest. It is supported with voiceovers by Mr Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson and Christopher Walken. (Also Read:
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The film, which will release in India on April 8, a week before it releases in the US, promises to be an advanced version of the eponymous 1967 animated film, and brings the story of Rudyard Kipling's 1864 timeless classic back on the big screen.
The story has been re-imagined by Jon Favreau, who is known for films like
Iron Man and
Chef, and backed by superior technology.
The episode will be aired in India on April 4 on Star World and Star World HD.