2. Tiger, Tiger

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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.