Lovely book. The colouring of the cover is a little different than. The choreographer and director Akram Khan's reimagining of Kipling's fable updates the message but leaves out the fun. Tight animation, well-voiced and songs that. Khan's Jungle Book Reimagined, which premiered in in the UK and lands in Canberra next week before runs at the Perth and Adelaide festivals. Read reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Jungle Books Goodreads, Inc. A classic story of friendship between man and beast. Reviewed in Sweden on 20 January Beautiful version of this Rudyard Kipling classic. Freddie Lyons' terrifying performance of the fear-provoking Shere Khan embodied the perfect antagonist for Sarada Pillai as the fearless Mowgli. They are best known for the `Mowgli' stories; the tale of a baby abandoned and brought up by wolves, educated in the ways and secrets of the jungle by Kaa the. Saved from the jaws of the evil tiger Shere Khan, young Mowgli is adopted by a wolf pack. . The Jungle Book grapples with the bare necessities and puts together a formidable, strong feature. And, while his cheeky yet charming escapades through an intricately realised, mythic world all prove more than enough to make eyes pop and.