Motu and Patlu are no strangers to the Hindi-speaking belt. These characters are household names in India’s heartland, courtesy the extensive readership of the Lotpot comics in which they have featured for 46-odd years. And, they already have a faithful fan base.
So where do their screen adventures begin? Well, it all starts when they bump into Guddu Ghalib , the vegetarian circus lion, who is frustrated riding bicycles and jumping through fire rings. One day Guddu escapes and comes straight to Furfuri Nagariya, the home of Motu-Patlu . At first, the two friends are afraid of the lion because they think he is your regular ferocious maneater. However, when they discover that this circus lion is a softie at heart and chomps on carrots for lunch, they befriend him. They even decide to drop him off at the jungle. However, even before their good intentions can be translated, Motu finds out that the jungle has been seized by a dangerous poacher called Narsimha, who intends to loot the gold hidden inside. The villain also intends to kill the original Lion King ( Simha) and all the other animals. But Motu-Patlu’s arrival on the scene with Guddu Ghalib, who looks exactly like Simha changes everything.