Abhay Deol’s Jungle Cry to release on June 3
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Abhay Deol will feature in an upcoming Bollywood film, Jungle Cry. The sports drama will release on Lionsgate on June 03, 2022.
Based on true incidents, the film chronicles the journey of 12 underprivileged students that went on to win the International Junior Rugby Tournament in 2007. The trailer begins with Abhay’s character convincing a few tribal boys to join a school that provides them with free accommodation and food.
While Deol wants the boys to form a football team, a new coach wishe to teach them rugby and see them participate in an International tournament.
The official synopsis of the film reads, Based on the inspiring true story of 12 underprivileged and orphan children from Kalinga Institute in Odisha, India. ‘Jungle Cry’ follows the journey of 12 underprivileged children who went on to win the prestigious U14 Rugby World Cup in England.”
Directed by Sagar Bellary, Deol plays a real-life rugby coach Rudraksh Jena in the film. The film also features Emily Shah as physiotherapist, Stewart Wright as Paul Walsh, and Atul Kumar as professor Achyut Samantha, the founder of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences in Bhubaneswar.
The film also features cameos by referee Nigel Owens, Wales, British Lions fly-half Phil Bennett, and Colin Charvis, former captain of Wales.
(Avya Mathur)
