Ranbir Kapoor breaks silence on backlash for Animal:

Ranbir Kapoor breaks silence on backlash for Animal:

The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer became a blockbuster even as it was criticized for promoting male toxicity. It was released in December last year.

Released in December last year, Sandeepareddy Vanga’s Animal became a box office blockbuster despite opening to a polarizing reaction. Now, actor Ranbir Kapoor has spoken out for the first time about the devastating criticism on social media. Also read: Sharmila Tagore slams Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal for misogyny, admits they can’t just ‘throw trash’.

Recently, on Nikhil Kamath’s People By WTF podcast, Ranbir said that many in the Indian film industry have also expressed their disappointment with him.

The film sparked heated debate upon its release, splitting critics and audiences over its portrayal of masculinity and violence.

Ranbir’s response:

While the host said that cinema should not be a source of moral inspiration for society, and sought only entertainment, Ranbir shared that Animal had the same intention behind it, but it was misunderstood.

“Social media has been devastating. They had to say something, so they literally went to town saying it was a misogynistic film. What happens is that the hard work you put in… I know the director had been Kabir Singh, who faced the same thing, the hard work diminished. Because it gets the tag, which is inaccurate, emotion stayed with this film.

So, the general public will talk about the film very fondly, but there are a lot of people I’ve met who tell me, ‘You shouldn’t have made this film, we’re very disappointed in you’.

And a lot of people in the film industry (have said the same thing). I quietly apologize and say, “I’m sorry I won’t do that next time.” I don’t really agree with them, but I’m at that point in my life where I don’t argue with anyone. If you don’t like my work, I say sorry that I will try harder next time,” he said.

The actor confessed that he agreed to do Animal to break free from his “good boy” image on screen.

“I had always been following a career path where I was doing good roles, trying to give good social messages, play the ‘good boy’ basically, the coming-of-age romantic image that I had. So, I found this very bold, adult-rated. I was scared that maybe the audience will not accept me.

When the film released, even though it did amazing numbers and we got a lot of love, there is a big audience which found the film misogynist and wrong, in some way,” he added.

Asked if he would do the film all over again, Ranbir replied. Ranbir revealed that he was hitting a saturation point in his career, and he thinks Animal is the right time to take it further.

About the film:

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal is still a talking point for fans and many in the industry even months after its release. The Ranbir Kapoor-starrer became a blockbuster even as it was criticized for promoting male toxicity.

The film revolves around a troubled father-son relationship. It stars Ranbir Kapoor as Ranvijay Singh, who goes for revenge after the attempted murder of his father.

The film stars Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, Tripti Dimri and Anil Kapoor. An Animal Park sequel is also in the works.

Besides the audience, many celebrities also called the film. Finally, in an interview, Ranbir opened up about his reaction to ‘Beast’. Read on to find out what he said.

In Nikhil Kamath’s ‘People by WTF’ podcast, Ranbir Kapoor opened up about the criticism and said that many people in the Indian film industry are also upset about the film.