Walt Disney's third Bollywood film, Zokkoman, a family fantasy flick, will hit theaters on April 22, the same day as Rohan Sippy's crime thriller Dum MAro Dum headlining Abhishek Bachchan, Kangana Ranaut and Bipasha Basu.

Zokkomon will mark the directorial debut of Satyajit Bhatkal (part of Lagaan production team, author of Spirit of Lagaan).

The film is an action packed adventure of an ordinary boy who rises from despair and solitude to meet unexpected challenges!

Thirteen-year-old Darsheel Safary plays Kunal, the lead in the film. Originally the female lead role was offered to Asin, but she declined due to monetary issues. Manjiri Phadnis replaced her.

The film additionally stars Anupam Kher and Giselle Monteiro.

The music is scored by musical trio Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy with Javed Akhtar's lyrics.

The Screenplay of the movie is by Lancy Fernandes, Svati Bhatkal, Satayjit Bhatkal and Choreography by Shiamak Davar and Raju Sundaram.

Bhatkal says the story is inspired by an article in the newspaper.

Synopsis:

Kunal is an orphaned boy, who discovers how cruel life is when he is abandoned by his heartless uncle. Left to fend for himself, Kunal discovers the hero within and begins his epic journey of adventure and transformation to become Zokkomon.

Zokkomon was scheduled to debut on May 7, 2010, but its release was delayed by almost a year due to scheduling conflicts with Safary's Bumm Bumm Bole.

Disney's earlier productions in India are computer-animated Roadside Romeo (2008) and the live-action Do Dooni Chaar (2010).