However, he himself is killed by a human wielding a shotgun, making the whole forest a large enemy of the humans. In a bid to save Yuvi, Sultan catches Yuvi in his mouth and tosses him to Begum. The two try to protest bulldozers but land at a site in the forest where they see all the trees missing. Begum manages to escape, but Yuvi and Sultan are trapped. However, while coming back, a whole pack of bulldozers come from nowhere and proceed to demolish the surrounding jungle. Soon, Begum forgives Sultan and Yuvraj (following a song - her one weakness). The two mock her for her too much caring attitude towards son that gets Begum angry and she goes. The film carries a flashback of the morning with Yuvi and Sultan playing in the forest and Sultan teaching self-defence to Yuvi while his mother, Begum (Urmila Matondkar) enters.
The film starts with Yuvraj (or 'Yuvi', for short) (Swini Khara in the Original Hindi Version) saying that he lost his father, Sultan (Sunil Shetty) in the morning, but doesn't want to lose his home at any cost. Builders have encroached upon their forest and the animals decide to go to Delhi and protest in front of the parliament and ask the parliament some very simple yet pertinent questions they were thinking of– why has man become the most dangerous animal? Doesn't man understand that if the forests and the animals don't co-exist with humans, the balance of the ecosystem will be endangered? The film was released in South Korea in 2013 where it grossed US $1.83 million and China in 2014 where its lifetime collection is US$1.27 million ĭelhi Safari is the story of a journey undertaken by a leopard cub, his mother, a monkey, a bear and a parrot when the forest they live in is on the verge of destruction. In the United States, it grossed $4,334 in 20 screens in its first weekend. 5.3 The film grossed ₹2.2 crore (US$320,000) during its entire run in india.State-of the-Art Indian technology employed in this film should make us proud!".
Despite criticism, it was awarded National Film Award for Best Animated Film at the 60th National Film Awards with a citation "Animation and animal kingdom come together in showcasing the enormous significance of harmonious cohabitation of humans and nature. The film was also widely criticized for its unoriginal plot, many believing the "Animal road-trip" and "stop the humans" storylines to be too similar to Dreamwork's Madagascar and Warner Brothers' Happy Feet, respectively. Others felt that the story of Yuvi's father's death and his later appearance as a ghost was ripping off the story of Simba from Disney's The Lion King. Some people noted that the character Alex the Parrot's lack of flight skills and fondness of the domesticated life was similar to the character Blu from Blue Sky Studios' Rio. Times of India gave Delhi Safari 3 stars. Rohit Khilnani of rediff gave it 3.5 stars and called it a must watch. Roshni Devi of koimoi gave it 2.5 stars. Social film rating site MOZVO gave it 3.5 stars putting it in Recommended category. Multiple critics noted Delhi Safari's out-of-date and subpar animation. 5.1 On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 15% based on 13 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 6 critics.3.4 Delhi Safari was released on DVD in following countries.