Rajah is a major character in of 2019 live-action remake Aladdin. Like his animated counterpart, he is Jasmine's beloved pet tiger. Rajah came to Agrabah from the Indian-inspired kingdom of Shirabad, from where Jasmine's late mother hailed.
Role in the film[]
In the movie's opening during the musical number "Arabian Nights", Rajah is seen eating dinner with the royal family where the Sultan throws a drumstick to him. He tries to catch and kill Iago but fails.
Rajah is proven to be aggressive and violent towards anyone he does not like for good reason; for example, after Prince Anders arrives from Skånland in a failed attempt to become a potential husband for the princess of Agrabah, Rajah immediately starts growling and pouncing at him. When the arrogant prince gets too close and attempts to play with the tiger, Rajah attacks him (off-screen).
Afterward, Rajah accompanies Jasmine to a meeting with the Sultan. When Jafar tries to hypnotize Jasmine with his staff, Rajah snarls at him in warning, causing Jafar to back off.
Rajah first meets Aladdin when the street rat sneaks into the palace to return Jasmine's bracelet, which Abu stole. The tiger sniffs Aladdin in greeting, quickly trusting him.
When Aladdin returns as "Prince Ali" in order to be with Jasmine, he fails to impress the princess, gaining Rajah's immediate disdain. Later that night, when Aladdin arrives at Jasmine's quarters (with help from Magic Carpet) to apologize for his earlier behavior, Rajah menacingly approaches him. Jasmine orders Rajah not to attack, sarcastically stating that the prince "needs his legs for dancing". However, upon coming face-to-face "Ali", the tiger instead licks his face in a friendly greeting. Unlike Jasmine, Rajah recognizes Aladdin immediately due to his keen sense of smell.
When Jafar, now Sultan, orders the guards to imprison Jasmine, Rajah roars at the men to keep them away until the princess calms him down. After Jafar becomes a sorcerer, Rajah tries to attack him, only to be teleported away from the hall by Jafar's magic, sending him to the dungeons.
At the end of the movie, Rajah is seen attending Aladdin and Jasmine's wedding and later participates in a reprise of "Friend Like Me" with Genie in the credits.
Trivia[]
- Originally, Rajah was going to be a human handmaiden.
- Interestingly, a separate character, Dalia, plays Jasmine's handmaiden the 2019 remake, where she seems to take Rajah's place as Jasmine's confidant.
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