The big cat was the perfect balance to Baloo's extrovert personality. The narrative of The Jungle Book centers around Mowgli, so it was important that the film has a great character in him.

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Based on the works of Rudyard Kipling, THE SECOND JUNGLE BOOK tells the story of Mowgli, a young boy abandoned in the wilds of India. Raised by a panther, an elephant and a bear, Mowgli must learn ...

Baloo was such a fun character in The Jungle Book. He was a wonderful friend to Mowgli and delivered an uplifting energy throughout the movie. While Bagheera was also a loyal friend and one that ...

Living among the wolves in the jungle, young man cub Mowgli quickly ... gigantopithecus named King Louie and a lazy bear named Baloo, who quickly becomes his guide to the 'bear necessities ...

Mowgli is forced to flee the jungle, by which he embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of the panther, Bagheera and the free-spirited bear, Baloo.

That little red loincloth he's wearing in "The Jungle Book" is made with fine Italian ... of computer-animated animals voiced by big stars: Baloo (Bill Murray), Bagheera (Ben Kingsley), Shere ...

In this version of the Jungle Book, these themes include a focus on tolerance ... While many audiences will have discovered the tale of Mowgli, Baloo, Shere Khan et al via the original 1967 Disney ...

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Disney animated adaptation of Kipling's classic about Mowgli, a boy raised in the jungle who befriends a laid-back bear, Baloo. Show more Raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, orphan Mowgli ...