 In reality, Corbett first used the trap much earlier in the hunt and when a leopard (the wrong one) fell for it and he accidentally freed it, Corbett and Ibbotson tracked it down and Corbett shot it in the head.In the film, Corbett was sick at the time and killed it while it leaped at him, passing out right afterwards.In the film, Corbett is shown fatally wounding the leopard after it had gravely injured the pundit, who was bringing him a rifle light, while running down a path in a thunderstorm.