On Day 15 (January 3), Mufasa: The Lion King minted ₹ 2.35 crore at the ticket window, reported Sacnilk. With this, the total collection now stands at ₹126.90. The report added that the film witnessed an occupancy rate of 11.46 per cent in English on its second Friday.
The makers unveiled the trailer of Mufasa: The Lion King last year in August. The story follows the narrative of one of the most iconic Disney characters — Mufasa. The trailer offered a glimpse into Mufasa’s journey from an orphaned cub to the King of the Pride Lands. Rafiki, the wise mandrill, recounts Mufasa and his brother Scar’s story to Kiara, Simba and Nala’s daughter.
Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr have lent their voices to the younger versions of Mufasa and Scar.
James Earl Jones has once again provided the iconic voice of Mufasa. Previously, Scar was voiced by Jeremy Irons in the 1994 original and Chiwetel Ejiofor in the 2019 adaptation.
Several cast members from the 2019 film reprised their roles in Mufasa: The Lion King. They are John Kani as Rafiki, Seth Rogen as Pumbaa, Billy Eichner as Timon, Donald Glover as Simba, and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter as Nala. New entrants to the project include Tiffany Boone as Sarabi, Kagiso Lediga as a young Rafiki, and Preston Nyman as Zazu.
The film also introduces Mads Mikkelsen as Kiros, Thandiwe Newton as Taka’s mother, Eshe, and Lennie James as Taka’s father, Obasi.
Mufasa: The Lion King has been released in Hindi and Telugu as well. Shah Rukh Khan voiced Mufasa in the Hindi version, his elder son Aaryan Khan voiced Simba and the superstar’s youngest AbRam voiced Mufasa as a cub. For the Telugu version, Mahesh Babu lent his voice to the titular character.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
