

The poignant scene of Khan killing Akela is very similar to Scar murdering Mufasa. In order to achieve their goals, they are ready to remove whoever comes in their way. If that weren’t all, both the iconic villains want the protagonist out of the picture. While Scar bears a mark over an eye, Shere Khan’s face is partially burnt. Interestingly, both have some sort of physical deformities.

Strong, impressive and ambitious, both the big cats are feared by other creatures of the jungle.

Don’t believe us? Keep reading! Terror of the Big Bad Catīoth the movies are haunted by brilliant villains- Scar in The Lion King and Shere Khan in The Jungle Book. The stunning visuals of the wild, the anthropomorphic animal kingdom, the journey of the protagonist and even the comic elements very well connect the two movies. The Lion King is roaring in cinemas and if you haven’t realized yet, it holds a lot of similarity with another iconic Disney release- The Jungle Book.
