Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan and Nana Patekar to dub 'The Jungle Book' in Hindi

Bollywood star turned international sensation Priyanka Chopra, will join forces with Irrfan Khan, Nana Patekar, Shefali Shah and Om Puri as they lend their voices to the Hindi live action version of ‘The Jungle Book’.

Priyanka, who recently lent her voice to the Marvel video game, ‘Avengers Academy’, as Miss Marvel, will now be lending her smoky voice to the character of Kaa the python, originally voiced by Scarlett Johansson. According to a report, Priyanka along with Irrfan Khan, Nana Patekar, Shefali Shah and Om Puri have agreed to lend their voices to the characters of Kaa, Baloo- the bear, Shere Khan- the tiger, Raksha- the wolf and Bagheera- the panther, respectively.

The star cast will be dubbing the live action film in the Hindi language before it hits theatres on April 8. Priyanka, who is juggling between her Hollywood film ‘Baywatch’ and her television show ‘Quantico’, will reportedly squeeze in time for ‘The jungle Book’ recording.

Take a look at the characters below:

Priyanka Chopra will voice the character of Kaa- the python, originally voiced by Scarlett Johansson.Nana Patekar lend his voice to Shere Khan- the tiger , played by Idris Elba.

Irrfan Khan will voice the character fo Baloo- the bear, originally played by Bill Murray.

Shefali Shah will lend her voice to Raksha- the wolf, played by Lupita Nyong'o.

Om Puri will lend his voice to Bagheera- the panther, originally played by Ben Kingsley.