Ranbir Kapoor’s film, Animal, has been receiving a lot of love from the audience and criticism as well. The movie also starred Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, and Tripti Dimri. The movie has received backlash for glorifying toxic masculinity. However, Anurag Kashyap has a different view of the movie.
RGV about Animal movie and title 😮 pic.twitter.com/2K1Ivs83uy
— Muthu (@MKThePrime1) December 10, 2023
In an interview with OTT Play, the filmmaker stated that one cannot for responsibility on anyone. Kashyap asked who watched the film that people considered to be feminist. He added, “Only a handful of people watch them and underline if it was a real feminist film or a pseudo-feminist film.”
Super Strong Hold of #Animal on day 8, no drop no jump , same occupancy for yesterday, that’s a very good sign.
20cr loading on day 8 🔥🔥🔥
And this is Highest grossing movie of #RanbirKapoor career.#AnimalTheMovie #AnimalPark #AnimalBoxOffice #AnimalReview #RanbirKapoor pic.twitter.com/hy0v9NOZXA
— AMIR ANSARI (@filmy45539) December 8, 2023
The filmmaker went on to say that a movie like Animal has “galvanised” more feminists than any other feminist movie. He said, “It has created more discussion around misogyny than any other film. So it is doing something good.”
#Animal Crossed 700cr Worldwide Gross🔥
It stands as the first A-rated Indian movie to achieve this extraordinary feat💫💫#AnimalBoxOffice pic.twitter.com/PenZn1WPco
— MalayalamReview (@MalayalamReview) December 11, 2023
Anurag added that society needed a provacateur to understand things. He said, “More people were taught feminism because of Animal and the discussions around it.”
Most people saw the movie last week, and wrote so many threads, I would like to touch upon some of the amazing things I noticed when I watched the movie #Animal
I would like to thank @imvangasandeep for this
It is the best movie I have seen in a long time, and here is why: pic.twitter.com/YiXOWgJ15X
— Sigma Godse🔥 (@MahatmaaGodse) December 10, 2023
He questioned why everyone is scared of a provocateur, as we are all educated people. He said, “Why are we afraid of someone who provokes us?”
#AnimalMovie Has Excellent 2nd Weekend in South India. The Movie Collected Close to ₹100 Crore in 10 Days!!!!!#RanbirKapoor MASS!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/wLYOhLVG41
— HarminderBOI (@HarminderBOI) December 11, 2023
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Anurag further stated that he thinks being provoked is a good thing, and he has always tried to make movies that would make people “uncomfortable.”
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Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film has been raking in huge numbers at the box office. The movie has crossed Rs 400 crore at the box office in India in a week. It was released on December 1, 2023.
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