2. Tiger, Tiger

Mowgli is an orphan brought up by the Wolves, a gang of petty criminals in a tenement block in Mumbai. He quickly learnt how to survive in that world.

But when the villainous politician, Tiger Khan, threatened Mowgli's life, two residents of the tenement block, "black panther" Bagheera and the "bear" Baloo, offered to help him escape.

He's on a journey of self-discovery through the city, meeting "creatures" along the way who don't always have his best interests at heart...

Ayeesha Menon takes Rudyard Kipling’s family classic and gives it a darker twist, re-imagining it in the concrete jungle of present-day India.

Conclusion of the gangland coming-of-age fable.

Recorded in India.

Mo ...... Namit Das
Tiger Khan ...... Rajit Kapur
Mrs Gupta ...... Shernaz Patel
Mr Gupta ...... Zafar Karachiwala
Bugs ...... Sukant Goel
Yuva ...... Abir Abrar
Kala ...... Shikha Talsania
Rikita ...... Devika Shahani
Father Carvalho ...... Sohrab Ardeshir
Young Kala/Rani ...... Preetika Chawla
Young Mo ...... Omkar Kulkarni
Dimple ...... Trisha Kale
Bobby ...... Alka Sharma
Varun/Boy ...... Ajitesh Gupta
Amma ...... Prerna Chawla
Raksha ...... Shivani Tanksale
Rafiq & Naag ......Tavish Bhattacharyya
Baldeo/Tabaqui/Purun Bhagat ...... Vivek Madan
Akhil ...... Nadir Khan

Music by Sacha Puttnam
Songs written and performed by Satchit Puranik

Written and directed by Ayeesha Menon
Producer: Nadir Khan
Executive Producer: John Scott Dryden

A Goldhawk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.