In the 1967 jungle book, the tiger shere khan acted as a sort of. The main character is a boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Kaa a sly snake who enjoys hypnotizing those he comes in contact with. Bougi is later slashed in the back by shere khan, defending mowgli and meshua from the tiger but eventually recovers and survives. Banished by the ferocious tiger, shere khan, a human boy named mowgli and his. Kaa a sly snake who enjoys hypnotizing those he comes in contact. The jungle book tells the story of a boy named mowgli who has been raised in the jungle by wolves. How much do you know about the real jungle book animals. A direct sequel to mowglis brothers, it was published in magazines in 1893 to 4 before appearing as the third story in the jungle book 1894, following kaas hunting. According to the kipling society, the word shere translates as tiger, and khan is a title of distinction, used together to show that he is chief among tigers. An adventurous young boy found in the jungle by bagheera and raised by wolves. The jungle is jumpin with a jazzy beat in disneys the jungle book kids. Although the jungle book was wellreceived there are a handful of big. Baloo a happygolucky bear who takes mowgli under his wing and tries to teach him the bare necessities of life.
He loves to be adventurous, but it sometimes makes him reckless. Disneys the jungle book kids music theatre international. Mowgli is a mancub who is the main character in the films. Another thing about mowgli is that he hates the idea of. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A menacing tiger who is the most feared member of the jungle. With neel sethi, bill murray, ben kingsley, idris elba. Taken from his village by shere khan the tiger, he escapes and runs into a cave where a wolf.
Shere khan is a fictional bengal tiger and the main antagonist of rudyard kiplings jungle book and its adaptations. Most of the characters are animals such as shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or mancub mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Shere khan is a fictional bengal tiger and the main antagonist of rudyard kiplings jungle book and. List of the jungle book characters mondo world wikia fandom. Other characters include shere khan the tiger and baloo the bear. After driving out the tiger shere khan, mowgli leaves the wolf pack that has raised him and makes.
The jungle book is an animated film that was released by disney in 1967. The tiger in the jungle book is called shere khan related questions asked in books and literature, animated and childrens movies, roald dahl, the jungle book. The jungle book 1894 is a collection of stories by the english author rudyard kipling. Based on rudyard kiplings eponymous collective works and inspired by walt disneys 1967 animated film of the same name, the jungle book is a liveactioncgi film that tells the story of mowgli, an orphaned human boy who. Bagheera a panther who discovers mowgli in the jungle and watches over him as he makes his way back to civilization. Sterling holloway and bruce reitherman in the jungle book 1967. This is a list of characters that appear in rudyard kiplings 1894 jungle book story collection. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. Chuchundra asian house shrew, called a muskrat in the story his name is derived from chuchunder, a term used for his species in india. The jungle book 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The title is derived from william blakes poem the tyger. He seems to be a stubborn 10yearold, but is fascinated with life in the jungle. Kiplings list of names in the stories, excerpted from volume xii of the complete works, sussex. After a threat from the tiger shere khan forces him to flee the jungle, a mancub.
What are all the character names in the jungle book. Mowglis jungle foe, the bengal tiger shere khan, is the most imperiled of. Baloo is a large brown bear who is the only nonwolf to be allowed at council rock. In the 1994 liveaction film the jungle book, shere khan is presented as a more sympathetic character. Louie the ape and it has a great little character in mowgli who was raised in the jungle so i guess hes related to tarzan. Kipling included no such character in his book, but disneys. According to the kipling society, the word shere or shir translates as tiger, and khan is a title of distinction, used together to show that he is chief among tigers. In kiplings book, he is described as a sleepy old bear, who teaches mowgli the law of the jungle. Baloos name, which simply means bear in hindustani, lends no additional clues. Characters from disneys 19th animated feature, the jungle book and its sequel. He is absent from all the disney adaptions of the jungle book except 1998s. Flunkey disney king louies monkey servant and lieutenant. Shere khan is a fictional bengal tiger and the main antagonist of rudyard kipling s jungle book and.
He makes friends easily, such as with king louie and baloo. The name of the tiger in the jungle book is shere khan. A number of aspects of the narrative were changed, as well as key characters. The jungle book is a 2016 american fantasy adventure film directed and produced by jon favreau, from a screenplay written by justin marks and produced by walt disney pictures.