IN PICTURES | Hollywood meets Bollywood at trailer launch of Netflix's 'Mowgli'

The Indian voice cast of Netflix's 'Mowgli' -- Abhishek Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan -- and their Hollywood counterparts -- writer-director Serkis, Batman star Christian Bale, child actor Rohan Chand and Freida Pinto -- introduced the film's Hindi trailer in Mumbai on 25 November 2018 at a press conference ahead of its world premiere.

The Indian voice cast of Netflix's 'Mowgli' -- Abhishek Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan -- and their Hollywood counterparts -- writer-director Serkis, Batman star Christian Bale, child actor Rohan Chand and Freida Pinto -- int 

Netflix's Mowgli is Andy Serkis' take on Rudyard Kipling's classic story about a man-cub raised by wolves in the jungles of India. Andy Serkis (in photo with Anil Kapoor) said: 'In this age, you can't make a movie on this subject and not ground it in Indian culture. Mowgli is about the complex, psychological, emotional journey of self-discovery. It is about what it is to be torn between two worlds, that's the heart of it.' (Photo | AP)

Christian Bale, on left, has voiced panther Bagheera, an elder brother-mentor to Mowgli. Abhishek Bachchan has voiced Bagheera in the Hindi version. (Photo | AP)

(left to right) Freida Pinto has dubbed for both the versions of her character. She plays Messua, the human adoptive mother of Mowgli in the film. Kareena Kapoor has dubbed for the python Kaa. Madhuri Dixit has lent voice to Mowgli's wolf mother, Nisha. (Photo | PTI)

It will be interesting to see talents from two industries mingle over a story, written by a British writer, who was born in colonial India. The tone of this version of 'Mowgli' is definitely darker than the earlier child-friendly versions of the story. (Photo | AP)