Indian cinema’s most celebrated voices come together to bring heart, soul, and grandeur to 2024’s most anticipated family entertainer, Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions. The Hindi version has the interesting aspect of Shah Rukh Khan, 58, and his two sons Aryan, 27 and AbRam, 13, coming together for the first time, even if as just voices, Mufasa: The Lion King, one of the most anticipated cinematic spectacles, is all set to roar with a brand new tale, taking audiences back to the journey of Mufasa’s rise as the legendary King. In a move that has thrilled fans, we will hear voices of some of the most celebrated superstars from across the country who have lent their voices to this visual extravaganza.
Shah Rukh Khan and Mahesh Babu are the voices of Mufasa in Hindi and Telugu respectively, and have created a huge buzz and built a massive anticipation for the film. It has just been announced that Tamil actor Arjun Das is the voice of Mufasa in Tamil. The makers know the pulse of the audience and have pulled in the biggest stars from each region. Along with the voice of Mufasa, the film boasts of interesting names voicing for other key characters across these three languages.
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan will voice Simba, while his youngest son AbRam Khan will play Mufasa as cub. Sanjay Mishra will be Pumbaa, Shreyas Talpade is Timon and Makrand Deshpande is Rafiki. Meiyang Chang will be the voice of Taka.
The Tamil version has Ashok Selvan as Taka, Robo Shankar as Pumbaa, Singam Puli as Timon, VTV Ganesh as young Rafiki and M. Nasser as Kiros
Brahmanandam as Pumbaa, Ali as Timon, Satyadev as Taka and Ayyappa P. Sharma as Kiros are the voices in the Telugu version.
Mufasa: The Lion King enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of the unlikely rise of the beloved king of the Pride Lands, introducing an orphaned cub called Mufasa, a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline—and their expansive journey alongside an extraordinary group of misfits. The film is directed by Barry Jenkins. The movie will be releasing in Indian cinemas on December 20 in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.