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Presented by Percept
Picture Company
Produced by Shailendra Singh
Directed by Kompin Kemgumnird
Jumbo is an animated film
based on a Thai film - Khan Kluay which is about a baby
elephant named Khan Kluay who wanders away from his
mother and eventually becomes the war elephant.
It has voice over by superstars Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta,
Dimple Kapadia, Rajpal Yadav, Gulshan Grover, Asrani,
Yuvraj Singh and others. Akshay Kumar has lent his voice
for the central character of an elephant and also shot
for an exclusive music video - 'Everything Is Gonna Be
Alright'.
Jumbo then comes upon a village where he meets a cute
pink elephant Sonia (voiced by Lara Dutta) and her wise
old mahout. This mahout is also Sonia’s guardian and
they teach him the art of war which instills confidence
in him. Jumbo grows up into a well built strong
elephant.
There is a competition for selection of the royal
elephant where Jumbo takes part. He is noticed by his
mother who now finally tells him the story of his brave
father who never returned after a war. Jumbo then serves
the king as a personal war elephant.
The local kingdom is now at
war with opponents. During the battle, Jumbo sneaks into
the tents of ex-royal elephants hoping to locate his
father. An old royal elephant recalls knowing his father
and tells him the fact that his father was killed by
Bakhtavar - the enemy’s royal elephant after a fierce
battle.
CREDITS
Voices of -
Akshay Kumar - Jumbo
Lara Dutta - Sonia
Dimple Kapadia - Devi
Rajpal Yadav - Dildaar
Gulshan Grover
Yuvraj Singh
G. Asrani
Producer: Percept Picture Company
Produced by Shailendra Singh
Directed by Kompin Kemgumnird
Original Music by Ram Sampath
Lyrics: Munna Dhiman, Asif Ali Beg & Israr Ansari
Sound Editor - Dwarak Warrier
Playback Singers - Sonu Nigam, Joi Barua, Kunal
Ganjawala, Krishna, Sona Mohapatra, Sukhwinder Singh
Cassettes and CD’s on: T-Series Music Records
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A young blue elephant, Jumbo (voiced by Akshay Kumar)
grows up with his mother (voiced by Dimple Kapadia). He
loves to play with other animals in the jungle. At
times, other elephants of the herd would confront him as
he is fatherless.
His mother never reveals anything about his father, except
that his father is missing since some time. Naturally,
Jumbo gets more curious about his father, and he gets the
information that his father is a warrior elephant for the
king.
Keen to know about his father, the young elephant wanders
off and sets out to the camp, and manages to locate a tent
that houses the royal elephant of that army. He is soon
captured by a raiding party. During his attempts to escape
from the camp, the young elephant is befriended by a
prisoner who is boy prince of a captured kingdom. The wise
prince helps him into thinking clearly which succeeds in
escaping only to realize that he is now separated from his
mother and is lost in the jungle.
Jumbo sets out with his king to avenge the death of his
father. He is as strong and skillful as his father. Jumbo
challenges Bakhtavar for one on one combat which turns
into a fierce battle where Jumbo kills his opponent and
avenges his father death and brings black glory to his
kingdom. .
Jumbo has a well choreographed song featuring Akshay
Kumar. The voiceovers by Akshay Kumar, Dimple Kapadia,
Rajpal Yadav and Gulshan Grover and even Asrani infuse
life in the characters. It is a sweet, sincere and simple
film that entertains all ages, not just the kids.
- PAW
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