Overview

• Almighty Motion Picture has acquired film and television rights to Debleena Majumdar’s biography of Sabu Dastagir
• The project is set for development as a high-budget cinematic feature or premium streaming series
• Sabu rose from elephant stables in Mysore to star in Hollywood classics such as Elephant Boy, The Thief of Bagdad, Jungle Book and Black Narcissus
• He enlisted in the US Army Air Forces during World War II, flying 42 combat missions and earning the Flying Cross
• Honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1960, Sabu died at 39 in 1963 and the biopic aims to revive his pioneering legacy