Junglee: We Have Got All The Details About Vidyut Jammwal's Unique Co-Star!
Vidyut Jammwal gets a 'special' co-star for his upcoming film Junglee.
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oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
Vidyut
Jammwal
who
recently
took
off
to
Thailand
to
kick
off
the
first
schedule
of
Junglee
is
sharing
screen
space
with
therapy
elephants
in
the
film.
Junglee
is
set
in
Orissa
and
revolves
around
the
unique
friendship
between
a
man
and
an
elephant.
The
36-year-old
actor
plays
an
animal-loving
veterinary
doctor
on
a
quest
to
expose
a
poaching
racket.
"Shoot
begins
on
December
5
but
Vidyut
has
left
in
advance.
The
Thailand
government
has
been
extremely
supportive
of
the
project.
It
will
make
shooting
easier
there," co-producer
Priti
Shahani
says
adding
that
the
crew
travelled
across
India
and
Sri
Lanka
to
find
four
elephants
to
be
cast
in
the
film.
Now,
the
unit
will
be
filming
with
local
line
producers
and
Thai
crew
members
for
all
the
animal-related
sequences.
"We
wanted
healthy,
well-looked
after
elephants.
After
comparing
pictures
of
over
a
hundred
elephants,
we
could
tell
that
the
ones
at
Chiang
Mai
were
the
happiest," the
Junglee
Pictures
president
informed.
In
the
film,
a
female
therapy
elephant
named
Un
will
play
a
prominent
role
alongside
Vidyut
and
the
other
elephants.
"Un
is
an
extremely
gentle
female
who
works
with
autistic
and
mentally-challenged
children
in
Thailand.
One
interaction
with
her
and
the
entire
image
of
how
these
large-sized
animals
are
looked
at
will
completely
change,"
Priti
promised.
The
cast
will
also
be
filming
a
song
sequence
with
Un
and
other
elephants
during
the
schedule.
"Music
is
an
intrinsic
and
organic
part
of
the
film's
story
and
a
lot
of
the
interaction
between
Vidyut
and
the
elephants
will
be
highlighted
with
music," co-producer
Priti
Shahani
signed
off.
The
film
is
directed
by
Hollywood
Filmmaker
Chuck
Russel
and
co-produced
by
Priti
Shahani
under
the
banner
of
Junglee
Pictures.
The
film
is
set
to
release
on
19th
October,
2018