After a successful campaign to save several tiger cubs, Guddu meets Chotu, an Indian orphan and circus performer, who has fallen in love with a tiger cub named Bimba. Guddu takes him to the circus to reunite him with his mate, and the two become good friends. Chotu takes Guddu with him to Mumbai, where he is planning to leave the circus to pursue his dreams of becoming a photographer. Chotu's real plan is to avenge Narsimha for having killed his parents. The circus is about to close and Chotu is given the task of trying to persuade the animal trainer to let him stay. The trainer reluctantly agrees on the condition that Chotu be responsible for the wellbeing of the animals. Chotu and Guddu are then attacked by Narsimha, who is hiding out in the animal compound. Guddu defeats Narsimha, then fights with Chotu. Guddu and Chotu return to the circus, and the animals' spirits are lifted.
Cast
Boman Irani as Guddu, a circus lion
Tusshar Kapoor as Chotu, a mischievous little boy and Bimba's son
Parul Chaudhary as Tiger Bimba, Chotu's mother
Salman Khan as Narsimha, a poacher
Azhar Mansoor as Guddu's Trainer
Sai Ballal as Chotu's Trainer
Akshay Kumar as a clown
Tara Regmi as a tiger
Radhika Apte as a tiger
Nivedita Bhattacharya as a lion
Production
Shah Rukh Khan was initially interested in making an epic film about circus. He then became convinced that such a project should be about animals. He spent many months travelling, observing wildlife and visiting circuses in the US, UK and India.
Khan shared that he "was fascinated with the circus and how they move these animals in and out of the circus through a hole". "After all this, a story came to me. It had the same colours and emotions that I had seen on my travels. Guddu is a very unique character in the film; he is very courageous and is unlike the typical hero of a Bollywood film. I was delighted to be able to play this role. I wanted to bring the circus back to the masses."
Shah Rukh Khan
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