Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)

In a jungle in India, the giant Indian python seer Kaa watches as Shere Khan, a treacherous Bengal tiger, breaks ‘jungle law’ by killing a family of humans. Bagheera, a panther, finds a surviving infant boy and takes him to Nisha and Vihaan’s family of Indian wolves. Tabaqui, Shere Khan’s hyena lackey, spots the boy before being chased away. The ‘man-cub’ is brought before the wolf council, where Bagheera buys the boy’s life with a kill and strong-arms Baloo, a Himalayan brown bear, into serving as his fellow guardian. Shere Khan arrives to kill the child, but Akela, leader of the wolf pack, declares that the boy is under the pack’s protection. Shere Khan warns that when Akela misses his prey, the tiger will return to kill the boy.

The child, known as Mowgli, is adopted by Nisha and raised with the wolves. Years pass, and Mowgli encounters Shere Khan, who has antagonized the nearby ‘man-village’ by breaking jungle law—killing the villagers’ cattle. Mowgli falls into a tiger trap set by the village, but is saved by Hathi, an Indian elephant missing half a tusk. Bagheera reveals to Mowgli that he is human, but Mowgli is determined to complete ‘the Running’, the test to earn full membership in the pack. Bagheera urges Mowgli to leave the jungle for the village, where he will be safe from Shere Khan. Watching the village from afar, Mowgli learns of the existence of fire. During the Running, as Bagheera chases the young wolves, Mowgli uses his ability to climb and run upright to gain the lead.