Vidyut Jamwal's 'Junglee' a big winner at Jackie Chan International Film Week

Vidyut Jamwal's "Junglee" won two awards at the Jackie Chan International Film Week in China and the actor says he is honoured with the recognition. The film bagged the awards for best action sequence choreographer and special jury prize for best action family film at the fifth edition of the Jackie Chan International Film Week.

"Everything we choreograph in my country India, it is very difficult because when we show it to somebody and they say Jackie Chan has done this before. So for us, it is a great honour to be doing this and being acknowledged by the great jury. Thank you for the inspiring us," Vidyut said in a statement. The actor said the idea to make "Junglee" was to spread awareness among the younger generation about the illegal tusk trade happening across the globe.

"In India, we did not have a movie on real animals for 40 years. The new generation is not aware of the tusk trade that is happening around the world. So for us, it was very important to make a movie for generations to come. "It is a great moment to get jury it means a lot to us. Thank you, Jackie Chan, the jury and the most important thing is the Chinese government for helping us and the whole world to stop the trade of ivory," Vidyut said.

The action-adventure film is directed by American filmmaker Chuck Russell and produced by Junglee Pictures. The film released in March this year.

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