with films like the mask the scorpion king and a nightmare on elm street 3 dream warriors to his credit you cannot bracket chuck russell into any one genre the american filmmaker is now set to widen his horizon further with a foray into mainstream bollywood with vidyut jammwal as his leading man the director will be broaching the subject of poaching in junglee an actionadventure film to be shot in keralafrom a nightmare on elm street to the mask eraser or scorpion king film writers find it difficult to pin you down to a genre because your films are so vastly different from each other your next is not just a different genre but a different language as well what are you doing helming a mainstream bollywood film after these projects what space should we expect junglee to be inive always been fascinated with world cinema and find myself excited to try new genres whenever possible i find it a bit of a miracle that an emotionally truthful film can communicate joy or hope in any language to me that is the highest achievement in filmtranscending language to touch audiences around the world it is an opportunity to remind ourselves we are not so different after alljunglee is an actionadventure film with touches of comedy and romance its the story of a successful young veterinarian in mumbai who must return to an elephant preserve in the jungle when the elephants he loved as a boy are in jeopardy from an international gang of poachers my goal is to make a film that is true to india but uses the music dance and the wonderful artists in bollywood to tell a universal story about returning to the natural world when our producer priti shahani sent me the original story i knew almost immediately it was something special an opportunity to use humour heart and thrilling action to tell a tale that could address a global problem of the threat to these magnificent creaturesas someone who first made a mark with small budget indie films what is better for you creatively a small film might not have a budget for your vision but a big studio film might have less elbow room for your creativityhonestly there are advantages to both i enjoy the sense of teamwork on smaller films as you face these remarkable challenges in a very personal way you have to solve problems creatively which can lead to more original results but there is also a thrill to leading the small army of a studio film its a bit like being the ringmaster of a large circus the secret to happiness on a studio film is balancing your passion to tell this particular story with a clear understanding of what the studio expects and the flexibility required to please those responsible for costs if all this is done in harmony you can have a great experience and tell your story with quite a big bangin hollywood films on the