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Ranjan is a major character of The Jungle Book 2.
Personality[]
Ranjan is playful, friendly, funny, mischievous, and clever. He is also very hyperactive and occasionally slightly foolish. Although he tries to be as brave as his older brother Mowgli and constantly thinks he can survive in the jungle on his own and defeat Shere Khan when the big moment arrives, he finds the situation too big for him to handle and tries to avoid it whatever way he can.
Ranjan looks up to Mowgli as an older brother (not just as an adopted brother). He is the toddler son of the village Chief and Messua. Ranjan is the "little tyke" of the cast because he is influenced by Mowgli's stories to be a wild, fun-loving child. But he can, in fact, be serious when he has to. For example, when Shanti was hypnotized by Kaa, Ranjan promptly beats him with a stick, saving Shanti's life. Ranjan sees Shanti as a responsible sister, giving him a reason to allow her to hold his hand. Although when he sees a sign that Mowgli was near, Ranjan darts off without a care in the world. At the end of the film, he is seen playing with Bagheera's tail before riding on top of him.
Physical appearance[]
Ranjan somewhat looks like a younger and smaller version of Mowgli: with similar hair, body shape, more playfulness, desire to go to the jungle. Like Mowgli, he is half-naked and barefooted, wearing only a rubber diaper/loincloth exactly like Mowgli does (except Ranjan's is turquoise instead of red).
Relationships[]
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Trivia[]
- Ranjan getting his loincloth stuck on a branch is a reference to the first movie when Bagheera tries to drag Mowgli to the Man-Village with his jaws.
- Even though Ranjan sees Shanti as a responsible sister and caregiver, it is theorized that she could give him a reason to allow her to hold his hand, feed him, burp him like an infant, or change his loincloths/diapers. Sometimes Shanti acts like a mother and a sister to Ranjan when his parents are gone. She sometimes asks her mother to help her.