The Jungle Book 2 similar to the "Peter Pan" sequel "Return to Never Land". It is the third animated Disney sequel to have a theatrical release rather than going direct-to-video after "The Rescuers Down Under" in 1990 and "Return to Never Land" in 2002. The film is a continuation of "The Jungle Book" by Rudyard Kipling and is not based on "The Second Jungle Book". However, they do have several characters in common. When released, it was criticized mainly for the quality of its animation and the similarity of its plotline to that of the original film. Mowgli is living in the Man Village
Rudyard Kipling into the two "Jungle Books "". With Josephine's arrival, "Bliss Cottage" was felt to be congested, so eventually the couple bought land – on a rocky hillside overlooking the Connecticut River – from Carrie's brother Beatty Balestier and built their own house. Kipling named the house Naulakha, in honour of Wolcott and of their collaboration, and this time the name was spelled correctly. From his early years in Lahore (1882–87), Kipling had become enamoured with the Mughal architecture, especially the Naulakha pavilion situated in Lahore Fort, which eventually became an inspiration for the title of his novel as well as