The Jungle Book was a film based on a book of the same name. Anji Kapoor had first seen it when she was six. She later compared the Eighth Doctor to the film's friendly panther, Bagheera, and further imagined him chanting, "Trust in me, just in me", a line from the film. She compared Fitz Kreiner to the incompetent ape, King Louie.
Anji concluded that it was a good film that she had both loved and hated. However, its legacy of jungle jokes in her classroom was not to her liking. (PROSE: EarthWorld)
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The film adaptation in question is the 1967 Disney version.
Many live action adaptations were released. Among them was one in 1994, featuring John Cleese as Doctor Plumford. Another was in 2016, starring Bill Murray as Baloo, the loveable bear; also featuring music by John Debney, who composed the Doctor Who theme and incidental music for the Doctor Who TV movie. Another, known as Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, was released in 2018, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as Shere Khan, the treacherous tiger.
Carole Ann Ford appeared in The Jungle Book theatrically.