The film also stars Indian Bollywood actors Feroz Khan, Simi Garewal and Murad in pivotal roles.

Tarzan is called to India to save three hundred elephants, that will be drowned if a dam is opened to create a man-made lake to power an electric plant.

Tarzan is pitted against two engineers who ignore the catastrophic results their work will create.

Gordon Scott had played Tarzan for the previous six movies in the series.

Don Bragg was reportedly cast as his replacement but injured his foot and was unable to go to India.

[3] Jock Mahoney's casting was announced in December 1961 just as the unit left for India.

The director was John Guillermin, who had made Tarzan's Greatest Adventure, the first movie in the series produced by Sy Weintraub.

"[6] Guillermin said "I'm not sure why Gordon [Scott] didn't do Tarzan Goes to India, but Jock did a good job.

Whenever we' would do a scene where the guns, beaters and firecrackers were surrounding her, she would be frightened to death and lie down.

[7]In August 1962, Hedda Hopper reported the film was "cleaning up" at the box office.

"[10] Warner Bros. released the film on Blu-ray on January 29, 2019 as part of their Archive Collection line.