Jungle Cry

Jungle Cry is a film based on the true story of a rugby team from Odisha, India made up of tribal kids, who wins a junior-level international tournament in the United Kingdom. The 'Jungle Crows' rugby team, made up of twelve children from tribal, underprivileged backgrounds and coached in rugby football by Indian coach Rudrakesh Jena (played by Abhay Deol) of KISS (Kalinga Institute of Social Science) and Paul Walsh MBE – former employee of the British High Commission in Kolkata – make history by winning the junior level nations rugby cup in England in 2007. The team is captained by Rajkishore Murmu. Shooting locations included Odisha India, Llanelli, Swansea and Cardiff in Wales and London.[1]

Jungle Cry
Directed bySagar Ballary
Produced byPrashant Shah
Jaswant Singh
Written byDiane Charles
Dipankar Giri
Starring
Music byRohit Kulkarni
CinematographyParixit Warrior
Edited bySuresh Pai
Production
company
Bollywood Hollywood
Running time
123 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
India
LanguageHindi
English

A 2018 article by journalist Susan Ninan details the true story of the team.[2]

Cast


References
  1. "Jungle Cry trailer: Abhay Deol leads a team of rural Odisha boys for a rugby tournament | Entertainment News, The Indian Express". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/22667359/in-india-rugby-helps-women-find-level-playing-field
  3. "Jungle Cry trailer: Abhay Deol's sports drama is an inspiring true story of an Indian rugby team - watch video | Bollywood News". timesnownews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. "Jungle Cry trailer: Abhay Deol's sports drama is an inspiring true story of an Indian rugby team - watch video | Bollywood News".


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