Adventures of Tarzan

1985 film

13 December 1985 (1985-12-13)

Running time

135 minutesLanguageHindi

Adventures of Tarzan is a 1985 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Babbar Subhash, starring Hemant Birje, Dalip Tahil, Kimi Katkar and Om Shivpuri.^[1] The film was much talked about in its time, mainly due to the steamy scenes between the lead actors and popular hit songs. After the release of the film the male leading actor Hemant Birje was popularized as the 'Indian Tarzan' by Indian newspapers.^[2] On the other hand, the main female protagonist actress Kimi Katkar was tagged as 'Sex-Siren' for her erotic portrayal in the film.^[3]

Plot

This is the popular story of Tarzan retold in the Hindi language. Ruby Shetty and her widowed dad live a wealthy lifestyle. Ruby's father often travels to the deep jungles of India in search of a fabled tribe in the Shakabhoomi region. The people who have tried to trace the tribe have never returned. This time Ruby also decides to accompany her father.

Ruby is introduced to a man named D.K. by her father and he would like her to marry D.K. Days later, Ruby does a number of misadventures and is rescued by an ape-like man called Tarzan and both fall in love. Tarzan has never interacted with the outside world and cannot speak any language well, but he is intrigued by Ruby, annoying D.K.

Ruby's dad and D.K plan to capture Tarzan and take him to work for the Apollo Circus, owned by Krishnakant Verma. Tarzan is captured before Tarzan and Ruby's romance could take wing. Tarzan is chained and taken to the circus and made to spend the rest of his days performing various acts, thus leaving D.K. to marry Ruby. Would Tarzan escape from the circus? Would Ruby agree to marry D.K.? All these questions are answered in the climax.

Cast

Hemant Birje as Tarzan
Dalip Tahil as D.K.
Kimi Katkar as Ruby Shetty
Om Shivpuri
Sudhir

Music

"A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W" – Sharon Prabhakar, Vijay Benedict
"Jile Le Jile Le Aayo Aayo Jile Le" – Bappi Lahiri, Alisha Chinai
"Karishma Ye Kabhi Dekha Na Hoga" – Uttara Kelkar
"Mere Paas Aaoge Mere Saath Naachoge" – Uttara Kelkar, Vijay Benedict
"Tarzan My Tarzan" – Alisha Chinai
"Tarzan My Tarzan" V2 – Alisha Chinai

References

^ "Bollywood's Forgotten Stars: Kimi Katkar – The Jumma Chumma girl". freepressjournal.in.
^ Sumit Rajguru (1 July 2018). "Bollywood's Forgotten Stars: 10 things you might never have known about Indian Tarzan Hemant Birje". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
^ "Bollywood sex siren of the '90s unrecognizable now!". Mid-Day. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2020.

Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

Literature

Edgar Rice Burroughs' official canon	Tarzan of the Apes (1912) The Return of Tarzan (1913) The Beasts of Tarzan (1914) The Son of Tarzan (1915) Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar (1916) Jungle Tales of Tarzan (1919) Tarzan the Untamed (1920) Tarzan the Terrible (1921) Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1922/23) Tarzan and the Ant Men (1924) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1927/28) Tarzan and the Lost Empire (1928/29) Tarzan at the Earth's Core (1929/30) Tarzan the Invincible (1930/31) Tarzan Triumphant (1931/32) Tarzan and the City of Gold (1932) Tarzan and the Lion Man (1933/34) Tarzan and the Leopard Men (1932/33) Tarzan's Quest (1935/36) Tarzan and the Forbidden City (1938) Tarzan the Magnificent (1939) Tarzan and the Foreign Legion (1947) Tarzan and the Madman (1964) Tarzan and the Castaways (1965)
Related works	The Eternal Lover (1925) The Mad King (1926) Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins (1963) Tarzan: The Lost Adventure (1995)
Licensed works	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) Hadon of Ancient Opar (1974) Bunduki (1975) Flight to Opar (1976) Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996) The Dark Heart of Time (1999) The Adventures of Tarzan (1921/2006) Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy (2011) Tarzan: Return to Pal-ul-don (2015) Tarzan on the Precipice (2016) King Kong vs. Tarzan (2016) Tarzan Trilogy (2016) Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy Under Siege (2017)

Films

Silent films

Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
The Romance of Tarzan (1918)
The Revenge of Tarzan (1920)
The Son of Tarzan (1920)
The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927)
Tarzan the Mighty (1928)
Tarzan the Tiger (1929)

1930s theatrical films

MGM/RKO film series

Johnny Weissmuller	Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) Tarzan and His Mate (1934) Tarzan Escapes (1936) Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) Tarzan Triumphs (1943) Tarzan's Desert Mystery (1943) Tarzan and the Amazons (1945) Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946) Tarzan and the Huntress (1947) Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948)
Lex Barker	Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949) Tarzan and the Slave Girl (1950) Tarzan's Peril (1951) Tarzan's Savage Fury (1952) Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
Gordon Scott	Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (1955) Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957) Tarzan and the Trappers (1958) Tarzan's Fight for Life (1958) Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)
Jock Mahoney	Tarzan Goes to India (1962) Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
Mike Henry	Tarzan and the Valley of Gold (1966) Tarzan and the Great River (1967) Tarzan and the Jungle Boy (1968)
Remakes	Tarzan, the Ape Man (1959) Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)

Warner Bros. films

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
Tarzan and the Lost City (1998)
The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Television films

Tarzan's Jungle Rebellion (1967)
Tarzan's Deadly Silence (1970)
Tarzan in Manhattan (1989)

Disney animated films

Tarzan (1999)
Tarzan & Jane (2002)
Tarzan II (2005)

Other animated films

Tarzan of the Apes (1999)
Tarzan (2013)

Related documentaries

Investigating Tarzan (1997)

Non-English language

Vanaraja Karzan (1938)
Tarzan and the Brown Prince (1972)
Adventures of Tarzan (1985)
Tarzan Ki Beti (2002)

Television

Series	Tarzan (1966–1968) Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–1980) Tarzán (1991–1994) Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996–1997) The Legend of Tarzan (2001–2003) Tarzan (2003) Tarzan and Jane (2017–2018)
Adventure hours	The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour Tarzan and the Super 7

Characters

People	Tarzan Jane Porter Harry Holt Korak La Meriem Muviro Waziri William Cecil Clayton
Animals	Cheeta Jad-bal-ja Kala Kerchak Mangani Nkima Sabor Tantor Tublat

Disney version misc.

Adaptations	Musical Tarzan Rocks! Tarzan's Treehouse
Video games	Disney's Tarzan Activity Center Kingdom Hearts Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure

Music and radio

Disney	Soundtrack "You'll Be in My Heart" "Strangers Like Me" "Son of Man" "Two Worlds"
Radio	Tarzan (radio program)
Other	"Gitarzan" (1969) "Jungle Boogie" (1973) "Tarzan Boy" (1985) "Tarzan & Jane" (1998)

Miscellaneous

Speech	Kreegah bundolo Tarzan yell
Games	Jungle Lord Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle Disney's Tarzan Tarzan: Untamed Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle
Comics	Tarzanesque Tarzan vs. Predator: At the Earth's Core Batman/Tarzan: Claws of the Cat-woman Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes Tarzan: The Complete Russ Manning Newspaper Strips
General	Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke "Brothers of the Spear" Opar Pellucidar Starzan: Shouting Star of the Jungle Tarzan and Jane (musical) Tarzana, Los Angeles Zone (play)