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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...