In the vibrant landscape of MIFF 2024, Vaibhav Studios emerged mesmerizing audiences and stealing their hearts with their hand-woven animated film “Return of the Jungle”. This homegrown studio creates a great impact on the Indian animation market proving their power of passion over anything else with only 20 crew members working and giving their best of efforts. Despite being small their works are intricately weaved with the finest threads of emotions and narratives expressing art in its best form.
“Return of the Jungle” is a testament to this artistic expression, an example of their dedication to the art of animation and their ability to bring stories into life with unparalleled beauty and heart. Inspired by the whiff of Indian Desi nostalgia, the makers aimed to bring joy not
only to the little faces but also to take the adults back into the days of nostalgia.
The movie follows the story of a few kids who are troubled by some mishappenings in school which is later resolved by their beloved grandfather Tata who makes them understand how to face the hurdles by sharing engaging animal stories. This narrative surely evokes memories of us running to our own grandparents after some quarrel, only to be comforted by their whimsical tales. The makers also had similar interests and aimed to bring back the old days and serve the Indian audience with which the people would resonate the most by reviving the warmth and simplicity of the bygone days.
This self funded studio has taken Indian animation to a level which was once unimaginable for Indian animations with their works now being nominated for the Emmys- “Lamput” which is the first featured film by the studio releasing its 4th season this year, and winning the illustrious New York International
Film Awards & the ONIROS Film Awards, New York for their movie “ Return of the Jungle”. This as an Indian audience makes us very proud. While talking about animation always brought foreign pictures in mind this is a step towards a new beginning of a whole different era for the Indian cinematic world.
