Freida Pinto The Jungle Book: Origins

"It's going to be a while for The Jungle Book. It will release in 2017. I am pretty excited about it because we all used to watch it on Doordarshan every Sunday. We loved watching it. Life kind of becomes full circle to participate in a project like that," said Freida Pinto

"I play Mowgli's adoptive mother, so I'm very, very excited about it. I read The Jungle Book and watched the TV series in India growing up, and for me, to finally be part of the film that reminds me so much of my childhood is just amazing," said Freida, who has worked with worked with Andy Serkis in Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The films also stars Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch and Naomie Harris among others

"It's going to be a while for The Jungle Book. It will release in 2017. I am pretty excited about it because we all used to watch it on Doordarshan every Sunday. We loved watching it. Life kind of becomes full circle to participate in a project like that," said Freida Pinto

"I play Mowgli's adoptive mother, so I'm very, very excited about it. I read The Jungle Book and watched the TV series in India growing up, and for me, to finally be part of the film that reminds me so much of my childhood is just amazing," said Freida, who has worked with worked with Andy Serkis in Rise of the Planet of the Apes

The films also stars Christian Bale, Benedict Cumberbatch and Naomie Harris among others