Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King will be released tomorrow, 20 December. The Lion King (2019) was a hit in India, and its Hindi version was voiced by Shah Rukh Khan and Aryan Khan. For Mufasa: The Lion King, Disney has also recruited SRK’s youngest son, AbRam Khan, as a voiceover actor.
Also, it has come to light that Shah Rukh Khan has referenced his 2004 movie, Main Hoon Na, for a crucial scene in Mufasa: The Lion King. Interestingly, in the English version, the dialogue is slightly different, but writer Mayur Puri has smartly tweaked it to insert the Main Hoon Na homage. Reportedly, in one of the scenes, SRK says, “Main hoon na Sarabi, main hoon na.”
Another USP of the movie is the voiceovers of Shreyas Talpade and Sanjay Mishra for the characters of Timon and Pumbaa, respectively. They bring the house down with their voices, and their funny one-liners. Meanwhile, Makarand Deshpande voices the good old Rafiki.
The interactions between Mufasa and Rafiki, in a way, brought back memories of Shah Rukh Khan and Makarand’s collaboration in Swades (2004). Coincidentally, Swades completed 20 years just two days ago!
Also, Asrani voiced Zasu in The Lion King and, for Mufasa: The Lion King, he has been replaced by Rajesh Kava. The other voice actors are Meiyang Chang as Taka, Raaya Gill Tewary as Kiara, Vikrant Chaturvedi as Kiros, Manini De as Eshe, Uday Sabnis as Obasi, Amritesh Pandey as young Taka, Neha Gargava as Nala, and Asif Ali Beg as Chigaru.
In the original English version, Mufasa: The Lion King features John Kani, Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Donald Glover, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose, and Blue Ivy Carter. It has been directed by Barry Jenkins, and the screenplay is by Jeff Nathanson.
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