Green vines erupt from the machine, and the four are sucked into the screen.
"Jisne bhi yeh khel chheda, uska safar ab hua shuru. Jumanji mein aapka swagat hai!" (Whoever has started this game, their journey has now begun. Welcome to Jumanji!)
Khel Shuru Hua, Ab Hai Tu Maut Ya Wapsi? (The game has begun; now it's either death or return?)
They learn from a map (in Hindi) that they must return a stolen jewel, the (The Emperor's Diamond), to the eye of a giant jaguar statue deep in the jungle. The villain is Vanessa Van Pelt – reimagined as Maya Menon (played by Tabu in a green snakeskin outfit), a poacher who wants the diamond to unleash an army of cursed, man-eating animals.
Each character has three lives, shown as bindi marks on their wrists.
When Rohan touches it, the screen flashes: "Do you want to play?" Before they can argue, a Hindi voice booms from the machine: