Shah Rukh Khan and Family Give Voice to Disney’s ‘Mufasa the Lion’ – Global Bulletin
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who was recently in Locarno for a celebration, has teamed up with his sons Aryan Khan and AbRam as the voice cast of the Hindi-language version of Disney’s upcoming feature film “Mufasa: The Lion.” The film is directed by Barry Jenkins and tells the story of the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, while also introducing an orphaned cub called Mufasa, a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline—and their expansive journey alongside an extraordinary group of misfits.
The film has original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda and an English voice cast of Aaron Pierre as Mufasa, Donald Glover as Simba and Braelyn Rankins as Young Mufasa.
The film will reach Indian theatres on Dec.20 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions. Watch the trailer here: Nippon TV has finalized a deal with Malaysian content and pay-TV group Astro, for the local adaptation of two of the Japanese company’s award-winning scripted formats.
Astro is set to air the Malay-language version of “Love’s In Sight!” (“Dari Mata Turun ke Hati” in Malaysia) starting Aug.
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