Tabaqui (Jungle Book 1994)

Tabaqui is a supporting antagonist in the 1994 film Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

He was portrayed by Anirudh Agarwal.

Role
In the film, Tabaqui is portrayed as a human - a wicked jungle guide who is friends with Buldeo, who serves as the right-hand man to William Boone. When William discovers a jeweled dagger that Mowgli is in possession of, Buldeo and Tabaqui plot with William and his friend Lieutenant Wilkins to convince Mowgli into taking them to Monkey City where there is more treasure. When Mowgli refuses, they decide to kidnap him instead.

The attempt to capture Mowgli fails as well so they kidnap William's ex-girlfriend and Mowgli's love interest Kitty Brydon, along with her father Colonel Brydon, and threaten their lives unless Mowgli cooperates. Mowgli agrees to take them to the city, as long as they survive the dangerous jungle.

The next morning, Sergeant Harley, one of William's men, sinks in quicksand when attempting to catch Mowgli and the group proceeds through the jungle, supervised by Mowgli. Later that day, Tabaqui aggressively confronts Mowgli atop some cliffs and tries to throw him off the edge. Mowgli fights back, only to be pummeled and overpowered. Tabaqui nearly crushes Mowgli with a small boulder but Mowgli recovers quickly and kicks him in the groin, knocking Tabaqui off his balance and causing him to topple off the cliff to his death on the rocks below.