Begum

Begum waiting to cross the highway

 Begum is an adult female Indian Leopard. She is Yuvi's mother, Sultan's mate and the queen of the jungle. She was one of the most important characters in the film. After Sultan's death, his mate became the leader of the animals living in the Park and regent until Yuvi grew up and took the throne of his father. Begum is voiced by Vanessa Williams, who also performed the end titles version of the “Colors of the Wind” from the 1995 Disney’s Pocahontas.

## Before the movie

At the beginning of the film, we learn that Begum has a son named Yuvi and mate- Sultan. The female is Queen of the Jungle and (after Sultan's death) she became a regent until her son grew up and became king himself.

It is not known when Begum was born, it is known in Sanjay Gandhi National Park. At one point in her life she met Sultan, in which she fell in love and they became mates. From this relationship their son Yuvraj (or "Yuvi" for short) was born.

## Personality

Begum is portrayed as a strong, good, serious, loving, affectionate and caring wife and mother. She is grumpy at times but also has a soft and tender side. However, from time to time she'd get upset with Sultan and spoke about how she felt. On the mission to Delhi, she was determined to change the human's mind about animals. She always wanted to protect the team, and tell them something if they were wrong. After the trip, Begum had become more relaxed since Sultan died.

## Appearance

Begum is a leopardess with beautiful golden fur that is covered with black spots. she has long whiskers and hazel eyes. Her underbelly is white, as well as her face and paws. Her tail is golden and covered with the same black spots. Its tip is white. Begum has a round face, with the only spots being a few around her eyes. Unlike Sultan, she is not muscular, but still strong.

## Begum's Role in the Movie

Begum is the supporting protagonist of the film. After Sultan died, Begum led the group of animals that went to Delhi to speak to parliament. She always encouraged the team to keep going for the sake of the rest of the animals. When she met Tiger, however, she began to doubt the mission. She almost gave up, if it had not been for Sultan's spirit.

## Relationships

### **Sultan**

Begum loves her mate very much. Sometimes she gets upset with him beacuse rough attitude towards their son. She was very sad and worried when he unexpectedly died. Sultan's death was the reason that Begum decided to go to Delhi. He's a voice that managed to convince Begum, not to give up the journey to Delhi when times got hard.. She loved Sultan so much, that h had a big influence on her and on her decisions. She knew that he could be trusted with Yuvi, thus why they walked through the forest.

### **Yuvi**

Begum loves her son very much. The cub always stayed close to his mother, especially when they went to Delhi. When Yuvi and Sultan, while on a walk, heard a noise from behind the trees. It turned out to be a bulldozer. During their escape from the bulldozer, when Yuvi had almost died under the machine. In bit to save Yuvi, Sultan tossing him to Begum.Together, they watched Sultan's unfortunate death.

In the evening, after Sultan's death, all animals mourned their king. However, they made a terrible decision - they would leave the jungle for their own safety. Yuvi tells them to fight, because that would be Sultan's will. The cub also says that Sultan always considered them all as his strength and courage. Begum carried on Sultan's final wish and lead an expedition along with Yuvi, Bagga the Bear, Bajrangi (Marela and Bharela) the monkey(s), and Alex the parrot.

### **Other Animals**

Begum is the queen of the jungle and the leader of the animals living there. The inhabitants of the jungle love their queen and trusted her when she decided to lead a journey to Delhi to end the suffering for them all.