Daily News & Analysis | 10-year-old Indian origin boy to play 'Mowgli' in Disney's 'Jungle Book' Daily News & Analysis Disney has found the 'Mowgli' for their 'Jungle Book' adaptation in the 10-year-old Indian origin boy, Neel Sethi. Sethi, a novice from New York, will portray the young boy who is raised by jungle animals in the film, which would be helmed by Jon Favreau and ... Indian-American Neel Sethi to play Mowgli in Disney's Jungle Book Indian-American boy to play Mowgli in Disney's 'Jungle Book' Neel Sethi Lands Coveted Role of Mowgli in Disney's 'The Jungle Book' |