You
need
to
look
at
an
animation
film
differently.
Let
the
kid
in
you
come
to
the
forefront
when
you
watch
one.
At
the
same
time,
it's
pertinent
that
every
film,
live
or
animation,
should
possess
that
grip
to
keep
the
viewer
hooked
to
the
proceedings
for
the
next
2
hours.
Percept's
Jumbo
may
not
be
as
entertaining
as
Hanuman
one
film
that
opened
the
doors
for
animation
films
in
India
but
it
is
shades
better
than
most
amateur
attempts
that
followed
the
success
of
Hanuman.
Jumbo,
based
on
'Chao
Praya
Prah
Hongsawadee',
a
story
by
Ariya
Jintapanichkarn,
tells
the
adventures
of
Jaiveer
aka
Jumbo,
a
baby
elephant.
He
dreams
of
following
Yudhveer,
his
absent
father,
and
becoming
the
royal
elephant.
Jumbo
decides
to
go
in
search
of
his
father.
During
his
search,
Jumbo
meets
up
with
a
kindly
elephant
trainer,
a
hyperactive
messenger
bird
and
a
female
elephant,
who
becomes
his
sweetheart
later.
Subsequently,
Jumbo
becomes
a
war
elephant
and
defends
his
kingdom
against
the
evil
opponents.
Jumbo
bears
an
uncanny
resemblance
to
The
Lion
King.
You
don't
take
to
the
film
instantly,
but
it
picks
up
towards
the
latter
part
when
Jumbo
is
chosen
by
the
king
to
fight
the
opponents.
The
animation
isn't
at
par
with
the
best
[Shrek,
The
Lion
King,
Finding
Memo,
the
recent
hit
Madagascar:
Escape
2
Africa],
but
the
quality
is
better
than
some
of
the
stuff
we've
witnessed
in
India.
Jumbo
has
the
trappings
of
a
typical
Hindi
film.
There's
revenge,
romance,
emotions,
action...
plus,
the
voiceovers
by
several
top
names,
besides
a
song
[well
choreographed
by
Ahmed
Khan]
and
scenes
featuring
Akshay
Kumar.
Also,
the
voiceovers
are
in
sync
with
the
lip
moments.
Akshay,
Dimple
Kapadia,
Rajpal
Yadav
and
Gulshan
Grover
infuse
life
in
those
characters.
On
the
whole,
Jumbo
is
a
sweet,
sincere
and
simple
film
that
works.
Who
knows,
it
may
spring
a
surprise
this
Christmas.
Recommended
for
kids
from
6
to
60.