In a world packed with larger-than-life superheroes who want to avenge their loved ones and save the world at the same time, comes our simple hero Arjun. He is a humble martial arts teacher with a love for dogs, who turns into a hero to save his four-legged friends. In that, Lakadbaggha (2023) was a unique film, but that’s not where it stops. Producer and actor Anshuman Jha has now collaborated with American comic book artist, Brittain Peck to bring us Lakadbaggha: The Prologue, a first-of-its-kind graphic novel adaptation of an Indian film series. 

Arjun, our protagonist, turns into a vigilante upon uncovering an illegal animal meat smuggling ring. This was the first draw for Peck, who himself had a pet dog, Ozzie. Peck says, “I met Anshuman for the first time at an alumni meeting in North Carolina. His wife, Sierra, and I were in the same programme at different times. They’re just a really delightful couple. And we had just the best time. Even if this project had not come out of that meeting, I felt like I made a new friend, which is kind of rare in adulthood. I don’t know if it’s different in India. I think in the US we’re a little bit more socially scattered from each other. It is harder to make friends as an adult, I find.”

Anshuman Jha in and as Lakadbaggha