Priyanka’s ‘The Jungle Book’ diaries

Mumbai, March 18: Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is among the Indian stars who will lend voice to characters of Hollywood film "The Jungle Book" for its Hindi dubbed version, says the fictional tale was one of the favourite parts of her childhood.

"The Jungle Book was one of the favourite parts of my childhood and now I get to be in it as the voice of Kaa! Wooopiee," Priyanka posted on Twitter.

Priyanka launched the Hindi version of character Kaa in "The Jungle Book", with a special video clip. Her playful and sultry voice will match Scarlett Johansson’s sensual rendition of Kaa in the English movie, which is releasing in India on April 8.

Disney India has roped in Irrfan Khan, Nana Patekar, Shefali Shah and Om Puri too to voice characters for the Hindi version of the film, which features Indian-American actor Neel Sethi as Mowgli. (Bollywood Country Report)