Take the timeless Jungle Safari with Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo on Nick

Media News

National, July 22, 2013

Nick, India’s leading kids’ entertainment channel brings alive Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale ‘The Jungle Book’ this July. Published first in 1893, Nick presents “The Jungle Book”, a world class animation series produced by DQ Entertainment. The superior animation brings the evergreen and endearing characters and the story to life while contemporising and presenting the classic Jungle Book in a brand new avatar. The newest animated series premiers on 22nd July on Nick, every Monday to Friday at 10:30 am.

‘The Jungle Book’ is an enthralling tale of a man-cub ‘Mowgli’ who is raised by the wolves and his only companions are animals. The show has interesting animal characters that Mowgli teams up with, like ‘Bagheera’ and ‘Baloo’ to fight with the evil tiger ‘Shere Khan’, who is out to get Mowgli. The lush tropical forest of Seeonee, splendid Indian royal forts, temples, waterfalls and other picturesque locales coupled with superior animation technology make it a feast for the eyes.

Speaking about this exciting initiative, Nina Elavia Jaipuria, Executive Vice President & Business Head, Kids’ Cluster, Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd, says, “Nick has always believed in delivering engaging content and endearing characters and Jungle Book is just that. We are excited to bring to our viewers a timeless story with affable characters, in a contemporised look, which is sure to enthral kids across all ages.”

DQE Group chairman & CEO Tapaas Chakravarti commented, "We are excited to partner with Nick on 'The Jungle Book'. The channel is known to provide unique and high quality content to its viewers and is the perfect platform for our flagship series and the world class animation produced by DQE. We are sure that Mowgli and his friends will enthral viewers in their new animated avatars on the channel”.

So, tune in to Nick starting 22nd July and become a part of the world of ‘The Jungle Book’ with Mowgli and his buddies

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