Cinema

Ashish Vidyarthi, Shreyas Talpade join The Lion King

After adding star power with Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan, Disney India has roped in Ashish Vidyarthi, Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Mishra and Asrani for the Hindi version of Disney’s upcoming live-action film, The Lion King. Shah Rukh and Aryan will be lending their voice for King Mufasa and his son Simba respectively.

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Ashish will give his voice to villainous Scar, Shreyas will become voice of Timon, Sanjay will be Pumbaa and Asrani will be Zazu, read a statement. “The Lion King is a classic that epitomizes Disney’s prowess of bringing heartwarming stories that are timeless and transcend generations,” said Bikram Duggal, Head — Studio Entertainment, Disney India.


“A quintessential story of a father and his son and their heartwarming relationship; it’s a tale of a pride of lions that will connect with audiences emotionally. The movie is a pioneering blend of live-action filmmaking techniques and state-of-the-art virtual reality technology never seen before on celluloid,” he added. The film will release in India on July 19 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

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