Ranbir Kapoor starrer “Animal” is certainly one of the biggest hits of the Indian cinema but it is also one of the most controversial movies of all times. There are many who feel that the movie is toxic and problematic, in fact some Bollywood celebs also slammed the movie and the director but there are some who supported the director as well.
The movie is directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and this was not the first time that Vanga got criticized, earlier he got slammed for making “Arjun Reddy” and its Hindi remake, “Kabir Singh”.
Recently, the famous director Anurag Kashyap who is known for his movies – “Paanch”, “Black Friday”, “Dev D”, “Gangs of Wasseypur”, etc. talked about the “Animal” film and said that there were some things that he liked about the movie.
Anurag Kashyap said that the action in the movie was very real and Ranbir Kapoor did a great job. He added that the music of the film was also good and some detailing were great but the second half was extremely problematic.
He further said that what he liked the most about “Animal” is that a stubborn director made a movie of 3 hrs and 25 minutes and fought for its release and ultimately released his movie as it is. Kashyap said that it took him back to the days of “Bombay Velvet”, his movie was of almost 3 hours duration but he couldn’t fight for it, he was on the back foot and he had to cut his movie. Kashyap said that he had learnt now that being stubborn as a filmmaker is also not bad. He added that he doesn’t like everything about
“Animal”, he does have issues but he will discuss them with its director.
Talking on the matter as to why the audiences got shocked, he said that the movie got difficult because everyone’s favorite (Ranbir Kapoor) played that role and that too, with utmost conviction rather than being politically or diplomatically correct. Kashyap said that Ranbir Kapoor went all out to play that character which was completely problematic.
Do you agree with Anurag Kashyap? What is your own review of Animal? Do share with us.
