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On returning to his father's elephant reserve, a vet encounters and takes on an international racket of poachers.
Critic Consensus
Critical consensus on Junglee leans negative to mixed, with most reviewers finding the film a poorly executed and clichéd revenge drama despite its good intentions. The most consistent praise went to Vidyut Jammwal's physical action sequences and the visual appeal of the jungle setting and elephants. Common criticisms centered on lazy, formulaic storytelling, lack of nuance, and a failure to capitalize on the film's promising premise — with several critics noting it fell short of the magic that earlier elephant-centric Hindi films had achieved.
12 reviews · 2 positive · 4 mixed · 4 negative
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"Vidyut Jammwal is a dab hand at action, and those bits are watchable. He is fluid and graceful and believable as he kicks and chops his way in and out of trouble."Read full review ↗
"Let me be clear – I didn't go in looking for complexity. Junglee could've played like a fun action adventure. One of my fondest childhood memories is watching Haathi Mere Saathi which had Rajesh Khanna cavorting with four elephants. I don't remember what the film was about but I remember the delight I felt when I saw it. I was really hoping that Junglee would recreate some of that magic."Read full review ↗
"Watch Junglee for its spellbinding action, cute elephants and gorgeous jungles. Such an adventurous and brave attempt is rare in Hindi cinema."Read full review ↗
"JUNGLEE is a clichéd revenge drama and reminiscent of the 80s and 90s action fare. The use of elephants might attract a section of audiences but in the long run, it's bound to suffer at the ticket windows."Read full review ↗
"Vidyut Jammwal film is richly mounted but a poorly narrated tale..."Read full review ↗
"What could have been an extraordinary movie fails to hit the mark..."Read full review ↗
"Elephants have been such delightful protagonists in previous Hindi films that one would be forgiven for expecting Junglee, headlining action hero Vidyut Jammwal to showcase more pachyderm playfulness. Alas, this one takes the dull and dreary route to belabour the point about the peaceful co-existence of man and beast."Read full review ↗
"Vidyut Jammwal's action-adventure film is well-intentioned but lazily executed"Read full review ↗
"In India, films that target children (as this one is touted to be) seem to think that kids need messages to be hammered into them as they are unable to grasp any nuance. Junglee follows this same playbook and is too much in love with its leading man for it to have any meaningful impact."Read full review ↗
"There is a sweet stray dog and magnificent tuskers and an unintended nostalgia unleashed for Haathi Mere Saathi. I came out raving about Kulkarni's fitness and agility and Jammwal's voice and jawline. But that wasn't quite the point of the film, was it?"Read full review ↗
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Vidyut Jammwal · Raj
- Pooja Sawant · Shankara
- Asha Bhat · Meera
- Atul Kulkarni
- Akshay Oberoi · Dev
- Makarand Deshpande
- Thalaivasal Vijay
Director
Music
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Details
- Release Date
- 29 March 2019
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Language
- Hindi
User Ratings & Reviews
1 rating · 1 with a written review
Community Reviews (1)
Vidyut Jammwal flexes his muscles and does a bunch of entertaining stunts at the start and the end of Junglee (Wild), a crime drama with a social message about animal (tuskers) and nature conservation that is extremely similar to most films and documentaries about animal and nature conservation. TN.
