Jumbo
File:Jumbo hindi.jpg Theatrical poster
Directed by	Kompin Kemgumnird
Produced by	Percept Picture Company
Starring	Akshay Kumar, Rajpal Yadav, Lara Dutta, Asrani, Gulshan Grover, and Yuvraj Singh
Music by	Ram Sampath
Release date(s)	25 December 2008
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Jumbo is a 2008 live-action/animated movie Bollywood directed by Kompin Kemgumnird. It was released in theaters on the 25 December 2008 and is a re-dubbed version of the 2006 Thai film Khan Kluay. The film features the voices of Akshay Kumar, Rajpal Yadav, Lara Dutta, Dimple Kapadia, Asrani, Gulshan Grover, and Yuvraj Singh. It was produced by The Percept Picture Company.

Even though Jumbo was a disaster at the Indian box office, grossing just about Rs.1 Crore ^[1] a sequel was made, with new characters, better special effects and animation. ^[2]

Plot [link]

The movie starts with Akshay Kumar singing a song "everything's gonna be all right", for the kids in the school. He then talks to a particular kid who seems to be depressed for some reason. He then narrates a story to the kid of Jumbo.

Jumbo is a small blue elephant (voiced by Akshay Kumar) who grows up with his mother (voiced by Dimple Kapadia). His mother never reveals any details of his father and neither do the rest of the elephants in the herd. He is a happy go lucky elephant, who loves to play with the other animals of the jungle. Occasionally he would be confronted by the other elephants of the herd, who would bully him on the history of his father. Tired of being teased about his father's cowardice in some war, he confronts his mom again who somehow manages to rubbish the topic. One night he comes to know that a large army has come to the jungle, and they plan an overnight stay. In the hope of finding his father, Jumbo sets out to the camp, and manages to locate a tent that houses the royal elephant of that army. He goes in and politely asks the royal elephant about his father. All of a sudden the royal elephant turns very violent and Jumbo starts running for cover. In the meanwhile the soldiers standing outside see Jumbo running out of the tent and try to capture it. Jumbo manages to go in to the tent of prince Vikramaditya. Vikramaditya then saves Jumbo from the soldiers. It is then revealed that Vikramaditya is the prince of a captured kingdom and is a POW. After running away from the camp Jumbo realizes that he is separated from his mother and is lost in the jungle. He wanders in the jungle for a while where he meets Sonia (voiced by Lara Dutta) a cute pink elephant. He meets some villagers and a wise old Mahout who is the guardian of Sonia. They teach him the art of war and also make him strong and confident. He grows up to be a well built and strong war elephant.

Prince Vikramaditya then calls for his whole kingdom to unite and fight against the oppressive rule of the enemy. Jumbo and his Mahout then go for a competition called by Vikramaditya, for the selection of the royal elephant. Jumbo finds his mother at Vikramaditya's court and she finally tells him the story of his father who was a war elephant and never returned after a war. They sneak into a tent which houses the ex-royal elephants, hoping to locate Jumbo's father. There they meet an old royal elephant who knows Jumbo's father. He then narrates what happened in the battle. He tells them that Jumbo's father was killed by Bakhtavar, the enemy's royal elephant, after a fierce battle.

Jumbo then set out with king Vikramaditya to avenge the death of his father. Jumbo shows the same strength and skill which his father possessed in his days. They challenge Bakhtavar for a one-on-one combat. Then follows a fierce battle between Jumbo and Bakhtavar, in which Jumbo kills Bakhtavar in the same manner that his father was killed. In the end Akshay Kumar, who is narrating the story to a small kid, again emphasises his words "everything's gonna be all right, "chalteh hai side by side".

Voices [link]

• Jumbo the elephant ... Akshay Kumar
• Sonia ... Lara Dutta
• Dildar Yadav the bird ... Rajpal Yadav
• Devi ... Dimple Kapadia
• Rajkumar Vikram ... Yuvraj Singh
• Senapati ... Asrani
• Bakhtavar ... Gulshan Grover

Music [link]

The music of the movie is by Ram Sampath.

Sequel [link]

The sequel titled "Jumbo 2: The Return Of The Big Elephant" was released on October 21 2011. ^[3] It received negative views ^[4] and due to the lack of promotion behind the sequel it turned out to be another huge disaster at the box office. ^[5]

References [link]

External links [link]

• Jumbo at the Internet Movie Database