The film is known as Jungle Love Story, which was directed by Dilip Gulati and then released in the 11th of September 1998, just as when Hollywood's Tarzan and the Lost City flopped so hard at the box office due to its rather poor execution.
The film’s main heroes are Raju Shrirastava as the Hippie Bollywood Tarzan and a little man in a rather cheapish chimp costume as Bollywood Cheeta. The two now retired actresses are Sweta/Shweta Fule as Karisma Singh and Preet as the Village Chief’s Daugther Pholan.
Is it a knockoff of Tarzan and The Lost Safari? It couldn't fully rip off Tarzan and the Lost Safari, although it did steal some elements from the Canadian show, such as the shoes that the Hippie Bollywood Tarzan wears.
Once upon a time, the hideous Bali brothers were running a creature trafficking and logging ring in a stand in for the subtropical Bwindi woods, but then a police inspector found one of them and arrested him for his first crimes. Unfortunately, the unlucky ageing inspector was too naive for such a dangerous job, so then he got killed. To be fair, the inspector’s daughter Karisma Singh still wants to stop them and their ring not just on her own, but also with an escaping mole named Mr. William.
Despite the haggling village natives, he and Karisma are doing their best to look for the stolen local treasure long guarded by a monster in his master's stable, until an angry Bollywood Cheeta appears. But when the Hippie Bollywood Tarzan comes out, he has to calm his furry friend down while hastily being introduced to Karisma and Mr. William, who taught him to read amidst all the crazy old conflicts.
Unluckily, the Village Chief isn't happy that his treasure has been stolen by the Bali Brothers. When the first wave of fighting ends, Hippie Bollywood Tarzan and Karisma Singh fall in love and decide to stay as partners in crime. When they make a future marriage vow, Mr. William finally falls in love with Pholan, the Village Chief's Rebellious Daughter.
The dancing and fighting will continue until all of the Bali brothers went unalive, with the leader being mauled to smithereens by the very hungry, treasure guarding stable monster, who simply eats him once and for all. With the Village Chief's help, the heroes and their friendly rivals are married at last.
The film is a delightfully adult only mess! Although it frankly flopped hard at the Indian Box Office, it's a spiritual but unofficial retelling of a few episodes from the better-looking Canadian Tarzan show, which stands high and above as one of the goofiest Tarzan Mockbusters in Indian and South Asian history.
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