11.3 Jungle Book "Mongoose"
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.
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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 three, showbiz, stunts and speeding trains as Mo goes behind the silver screen.
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