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Return of the Jungle movie review: A light, entertaining film for the little ones

The Indian Express·Shubhra Gupta·3 days ago
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Return of the Jungle movie review: Return of the Jungle is a fun desi alternative to the Hollywood superheroes crowding our canvas. Return of the Jungle movie review: I had gone in with a degree of skepticism into ‘Return of the Jungle’. The title itself sounded generic, coming on the back of multiple Indian animation flicks, heavy on mythological figures, blaring background music, and an overarching preaching-from-the-pulpit tone. While the 93-minute ‘Return of the Jungle’ is also dotted with several ‘teachable’ moments, it never forgets to add in the fun bits, and that’s where it scores. Once I got drawn in, it was clear that the film has more than a few things going for it. Playful animal characters, school kids who feel like they could exist out of the frame, relatable ‘problems’ that feel like they could be fixed, and, glory be, not a single mythological figure lurking in the jungle. The parallels are drawn neatly.…

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