Junglee (2019 film)

Junglee
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChuck Russell
Screenplay byAdam Prince
Raghaav Dar
Dialogues byAkshat Ghildhial
Suman Adhikary
Story byRohan Sippy
Charudutt Acharya
Umesh Padalkar
Ritesh Shah
Produced byVineet Jain
Priti Shahani
StarringVidyut Jammwal
Pooja Sawant
Asha Bhat
Atul Kulkarni
CinematographyMark Irwin
Sachin Gadankush
Edited byJayesh Shikarkhane
Vasudevan Kothandath
Music bySongs:
Sameer Uddin
Score:
Sameer Uddin
Tanuj Tiku
Production
company
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)[1]
Running time
115 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹22 crore[3]
Box officeest. ₹24.70 crore [4]

Junglee (transl. Wild) is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language action adventure film directed by Chuck Russell in his directorial debut in Hindi cinema and produced by Junglee Pictures.[5] It stars Vidyut Jammwal, Pooja Sawant, Asha Bhat and Atul Kulkarni. In the film, a veterinary doctor returns to his father's elephant reserve, where he encounters and clashes against an international poacher's racket.[6] The film features martial arts and action choreography performed by Jammwal.[7][8]

The initial release date was moved up a week to give a solo release to Romeo Akbar Walter.[9] Initially scheduled for release on 19 October 2018 and then for 5 April, Junglee was released on 29 March 2019 and received praise for the cinematography and action sequences.[10]

  1. ^ Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (11 March 2019). "New release date for #Junglee... Will now release on 29 March 2019 [was slated for release on 5 April 2019 initially]... Official announcement: https://t.co/HcPToXS5G1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Junglee 2019 | British Board of Film Classification". Bbfc.co.uk. 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Day 1 Box Office Prediction of Junglee and Notebook". Jagran. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Junglee Box Office Collection - India - Day Wise - Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ^ "'Junglee' starring Vidyut Jammwal up for a Dussehra 2018 release". The Times of India. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Ahead of 'Junglee' trailer launch, Vidyut Jammwal, Pooja Sawant and Asha Bhat visit Siddhivinayak temple". The Times of India. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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  8. ^ "Vidyut made a new friend while shooting for Junglee. The movie was shot at Chandaka forest in Odisha. Chandaka forest in Odisha also known for elephant reserve". Firstpost. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Junglee gets preponed by a week, Romeo Akbar Walter to get solo release". Bollywood Hungama. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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