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11.2 Jungle Book "Tigers"
Season 11 · Episode 2

11.2 Jungle Book "Tigers"

Our special re-telling of Rudyard Kipling's classic novel "The Jungle Book". Re-imagined in the urban Jungle of Mumbai, Mo must find his way to happiness amongst the thieves beggars and vagabonds.

Mumbai Crime

July 29, 202426m 39s

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Show Notes

Ayeesha Menon takes Rudyard Kipling’s family classic and gives it a darker twist, re-imagining it in the concrete jungle of present-day India. A gangland coming-of-age fable.

In Episode two, religion, politics and movies as Mo enters the lair of the tigers.


Recorded in India


CAST:

Mo - Namit Das

Tiger Khan - Rajit Kapur

Mrs Gupta - Shernaz Patel

Mr Gupta- Zafar Karachiwala

Bugs - Sukant Goel  

Yuva- Abir Abrar

Kala- Shikha Talsania

Rikita- Devika Shahani

Father Carvalho - Sohrab Ardeshir

Young Kala/Rani- Preetika Chawla

Young Mo - Omkar Kulkarni

Dimple - Trisha Kale

Bobby - Alka Sharma

Varun/Boy - Ajitesh Gupta

Amma - Prerna Chawla

Raksha- Shivani Tanksale

Rafiq & Naag- Tavish Bhattacharyya

Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat- Vivek Madan

Akhil - Nadir Khan



Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon

Producer, Nadir Khan

Executive Producer, John Scott Dryden


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