A special treat is in store for 'The Jungle Book' fans in India. Jon Favreau&rsquo;s remake of the 1967 animated classic will arrive in Indian theatres on April 8, a week prior to its release in&nbsp;the US.
<img title="A still from the film" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2016/feb/17-Jungle-Book.jpg" alt="A still from the film" /> A still from the film
The film features 10-year-old Neel Sethi, the only actor to appear on screen as young mancub Mowgli, the human boy raised by wolves in Rudyard Kipling&rsquo;s famous 1894 collection of stories, and will have voice-over by stars like Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba and Christopher Walken.
Favreau&rsquo;s version of the timeless tale blends live-action with photorealistic CGI animals and environments, using up-to-the-minute technology and storytelling techniques.
Watch!&nbsp;<a title="Jon Favreau's 'The Jungle Book' trailer" href="http://www.mid-day.com/articles/watch-jon-favreaus-the-jungle-book-trailer/16938154" target="_blank">Jon Favreau's 'The Jungle Book' trailer</a>
The trailer, which hit the web last September, was soundtracked by the terrifying yet seductive voice of Johansson&rsquo;s sinister Kaa, a giant python.

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