Who is shanti in the jungle book

In the fifth season of that show Bob Joles the voice of Bagheera replaced Davies as Man Ray for the rest of that show's run. Last voice acting appearance of Haley Joel Osment to have his high pitched not yet deepened voice. He went through puberty later the same year, in which this film was released.

This is the 2nd time that Baloo's fur is blue instead of gray. This was also the case in the 2nd Season of Jungle Cubs In the first scene Mowgli describes Baloo as his best friend and Bagheera as a good friend. In The Jungle Book , Shanti wore a pink dress, had pigtails with bows, and no name. In this film, however, she has a ponytail, a white T-shirt, and a purple skirt. Mowgli has inspired Shanti to become braver, while Shanti has inspired Mowgli to embrace responsibility and work ethics.

The two learning from each other proved to be a key factor in developing their relationship. Despite Shanti's serious nature, she is far from being devoid of child-like traits and often displays her playful side. Especially around Mowgli, who is capable of charming her into loosening up and letting out her fun-loving side, and occasionally she enjoys flirting with him. Despite her flirtatious attitude, Shanti tends to deny her true feelings for Mowgli when she is around other people, fearing it would make her a subject of mockery.

An introvert, Shanti generally prefers to keep her thoughts to herself, though she is comfortable expressing her feelings to someone she can trust. She is also somewhat self-conscious about her appearance and actions. As such, she takes great care of her looks particularly her hair and only expresses her deepest fantasies about her adulthood when she is, or thinks she is, alone. Nevertheless, Shanti is impressed by Mowgli's popularity among the village children and gladly participates in entertaining activities set up by Mowgli, though usually only after Mowgli has managed to charm her.

After successfully amusing her, Shanti usually shows her appreciation and gratitude by blinking her eyes at Mowgli to remind him of the day they first met, knowing the boy has a soft spot for her beautiful eyes. Although she enjoys good stories and fantasies, Shanti is somewhat down-to-earth and was very skeptical about the possibility of Mowgli being actually raised in the jungle and having befriended a bear and a panther.

As such, she initially assumed Mowgli was simply an orphan from a different faraway village who got lost in the jungle and that his stories were either made up or exaggerated in order to gain popularity.

However, once she was introduced to Baloo and Bagheera, she realized Mowgli's stories were all true. Even though there is no relation, Shanti treats Mowgli's adoptive brother Ranjan as if he were her own, most likely because of her mother 's and Messua 's close friendship. She takes some of her time to teach Ranjan how to behave and stay safe and tries to convince him that she's a better role model than Mowgli.

Like Mowgli, Shanti is also very popular among the children of the Man Village, who admire her for her beauty, kindness and amicability. They even occasionally encourage her to take a break from her chores to participate in Mowgli's entertaining activities.

Shanti is a preteen, slender, and incredibly beautiful girl with olive skin, brown eyes, long sleek black hair, black eyebrows, red bindi on her forehead, and gold hoop earrings. In The Jungle Book , Shanti wore a pink strapless dress with a red waist belt, and her hair was tied into pigtails by pink bows. In The Jungle Book 2 , her appearance was updated.

This time historically accurate to how Indian girls at her age commonly dressed in the late 19th century. She retains her bindi, earrings, and is still barefoot but wears an indigo lehenga skirt made from cotton, a cream-yellow choli that exposes her midriff and her hair has a conventional Indian style, braided in a ponytail.

Shanti plays a minor role as an unnamed beautiful peasant girl near the end of The Jungle Book. While celebrating the victory over Shere Khan, Mowgli hears an angelic voice singing and follows it to its source.

The boy follows the voice to the Man Village and spots a creature he has never seen before: a human girl. Mowgli requests a better look, and while Baloo unsuccessfully attempts to stop him, Bagheera gleefully encourages him on. Shanti stops by a river near the village entrance to collect water in her jug. Before doing so, she takes a moment to fantasize about owning her own home and family as the dazzled Mowgli looks on.

Mowgli falls off the branch of the tree he was looking down at her from and into the river, where he is easily noticed by the young maiden. Curious about the mysterious newcomer, Shanti tries to politely convince him to come with her to the village, only to be met with reluctance and timidness. Not wanting to force him to come, Shanti fills her jug with water and heads back to the village until she notices Mowgli is following her. Hoping to lead him into the village, she pretends to accidentally drop the jug.

Mowgli refills the jug and offers it to her, only to receive flirting signals from the girl as she offers him to come with her to the village. Mowgli falls for her trick and follows her. At the village entrance, Mowgli hesitates and looks back at his animal guardians across the river with uncertainty.

As Shanti stops by the gate to see if Mowgli is coming, she briefly winks at him, and the man-cub looks into her beautiful flirtatious eyes and becomes infatuated with her.

Unable to resist his humanity, Mowgli accompanies Shanti to the village and begins a new life. Since the end of the original film, Shanti has developed a close friendship with Mowgli and has been tasked with guiding him through the work hours, allowing the two to interact and bond on a daily basis.

At the beginning of the film, Mowgli tells the story of his life in the jungle to his new foster family, Shanti and her mother in the form of a shadow puppet show. Despite being entertained, Shanti expresses a small degree of skepticism when Mowgli states that his closest friends were a panther and a bear.

Although Ranjan accidentally ruins the show, the audience laugh it off. Mowgli wonders how he will be able to finish the story but Ranjan thinks it is unnecessary as the audience already knows the ending as he reminds everyone how Mowgli fell for Shanti's eyes and followed her into the village.

Shanti is quick to deny this but Mowgli gleefully recalls the day they first met, leading to the two exchanging flirtatious remarks. Ranjan's Father , aware of their feelings for each other, tells Shanti that she has nothing to be embarrassed about and that he is grateful to her for bringing Mowgli to their lives.

As Shanti and her mother are about to go home, Mowgli mischievously plays on her fears by warning her about Shere Khan lurking around, making her uneasy at first but quickly brushes it off by debunking the probability of such things happening.

Once she is out of earshot, Mowgli and Ranjan plan to pull a prank on the girl the next morning. Morning comes, and the boys notice Shanti humming "My Own Home" as she heads to the river and follow her.

As she fetches water, Mowgli surprises her by dropping down from the tree above her. Once again, Mowgli plays on Shanti's fears by warning her of the possibility of Shere Khan lurking around and once the girl lets her guard down, Ranjan emerges from the bushes and scares her, causing her to fall into the river, and the boys laugh at the now-soaking wet Shanti. Enraged, she heads back to the village to dry off and takes Ranjan with her after deeming Mowgli a bad influence on him.

Ranjan questions Shanti's fear of the jungle, but her only reply is that it is dangerous. Her answer confuses Ranjan as it contradicts what Mowgli has told him about the jungle. Shanti warns him not to believe everything Mowgli tells him, suspecting he may have exaggerated his experience in the jungle.

Knowing she has a crush on Mowgli, Ranjan is surprised to hear her doubts about him. Shanti admits she does like Mowgli as more than a friend but stops talking as she realizes Mowgli heard her, prompting her to blush in embarrassment. Mowgli attempts to convince his friend and brother that the jungle offers a life that the village cannot and demonstrates this by showing them a peeling trick.

Mowgli then throws dust at his eyes, and runs. Shere Khan goes after him. Mowgli tells Shanti and Ranjan to stay hidden and continues to run.

Shanti's concern for Mowgli allows her to conquer her fear of wild animals and runs after him but orders Ranjan to stay hidden until she comes back. Ranjan attempts to follow her but encounters Baloo and warns him of what is happening.

At the same time, Bagheera encounters the two and assists them. Shanti follows as Shere Khan chases Mowgli to an ancient temple where they are forced to hide in the shadows.

Bagheera looks after Ranjan while Baloo rushes to the temple in order to aid the children. She runs into Baloo and they quickly recognize each other Baloo recognizes Shanti as the girl who punched him in the nose and lured Mowgli into the village two years ago, and Shanti recognizes Baloo as the wild bear who carried off Mowgli into the jungle and scared her and Ranjan , and start arguing until they realize their mutual goal to help Mowgli.

Baloo suggests they cooperate, which Shanti agrees to and they each hide behind a gong and bang them to confuse Shere Khan, diverting his attention in hopes that it will give them the opportunity to sneak away.

Unfortunately, Shanti's gong falls, showing herself to Shere Khan. He calls to Mowgli and threatens to kill Shanti unless he gives himself up. To ensure her safety, Mowgli reveals himself to the tiger, who immediately attacks him. Baloo tries to restrain Shere Khan as Shanti rushes to Mowgli and the two make a run for it. Shere Khan breaks free from Baloo and runs after the children, who leap upon a huge stone tiger head overlooking a lava lake.

As they climb, Shere Khan goes after them. However, the stone head collapses and it falls with Mowgli, Shere Khan, and Shanti. Luckily, Baloo catches the children as Shere Khan falls to a ledge, and is then trapped by the head.

The trio leaves the temple and reunites with Bagheera and Ranjan. As Shanti is introduced to Bagheera as Mowgli's best friend from the village, they spot the village search party nearby. Shanti is delighted but Mowgli is reluctant to go, hoping Shanti would stay with him and his old family in the jungle instead. Although Shanti has come to empathize with Mowgli regarding the jungle, she knows she can never be a part of it like he is.

Shanti takes Ranjan and slowly heads towards the search party and just like the day they first met, Shanti lets Mowgli decide for himself whether or not he wants to come with her.

Having gained respect for Shanti for her loyalty and courage, Baloo is convinced that Mowgli is in good hands and realizes that the man-cub cares about her too much to let her go. As such, Baloo encourages the boy to go.

Mowgli catches up with Shanti and decides he wants to go back with her, much to her joy. Mowgli, Shanti, and Ranjan then reunite with their families. Shanti watches in awe as Mowgli reconciles with his adoptive father and is flattered when Ranjan reveals to everyone that he saved her life from a snake. The search party then heads back to the village.

A few days later, Mowgli and Shanti head to the river to get some water, accompanied by Ranjan. However, their main intention is to visit Baloo and Bagheera. The trio meets with them and begin touring the jungle while singing "Bare Necessities. As such, she is destined to live a long and happy life with Mowgli in the Man Village.

Shanti is not seen nor mentioned by name, but like in The Spring Running, Mowgli encounters an unnamed girl in the jungle, who was shocked at the sight of him and ran off back to the village. Like Disney's version, she was collecting water in a jar. Shanti appears at the very end of the game although her voice can be heard humming a song in the middle. Following the story of the film, Mowgli meets Shanti and the two become smitten with one another. As Shanti begins to return to the village, she invites Mowgli to join her, which he accepts.

Shanti herself does not appear in the game but she is mentioned by Mowgli when he assigns the player one of his tasks. This is one of the only pieces of media that refers to Shanti as her name given in The Jungle Book 2 rather than simply "The Girl".

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