Celebrities who criticized Ranbir Kapoor’s animals: From Javed Akhtar to Kangana | Bollywood

Sandeep’s ‘Lady Vanga’s Animals’ was released in theaters in December last year. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandhana, Tripti Dimri, Prem Chopra, Suresh Oberoi and others. Animal became one of his highest-grossing Hindi films of 2023. (Also read | Celebrities are ‘disgusted’ as Anurag Kashyap praises Animal and Sandeep’s Lady Vanga)

However, some viewers and critics have criticized the film for its insufficient portrayal of women, misogyny, and graphic violence. Many celebrities including Javed Akhtar, Konkona Sensharma, Kangana Ranaut, Taapsee Pannu and RJ Balaji criticized the film.

1) Javed Akhtar

While speaking at the Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival in Aurangabad, Javed Akhtar spoke about the types of films that are successful today. Although he did not mention the animals by name, the veteran lyricist and screenwriter said, “I think this is a testing time for young filmmakers to decide what kind of characters they want to create that society will admire.” Let’s say there was a movie that featured a man.” When you ask a woman to lick his shoes, or when a man says it’s okay for him to slap a woman, and the movie becomes a super hit, that’s very dangerous. ”

Javed was referring to an important scene from Animal. The film’s protagonist Rannvijay (Ranbir Kapoor) asks his girlfriend Zoya (Tripti Dimri) to lick her shoes to prove her love for him. The slap appears to be a reference to Sandeep’s 2019 film Kabir Singh, which starred Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani.

2) Kangana Ranaut

Kangana Ranaut responded to a fan and wrote on X: “The paid negative feedback on my films is overwhelming. I have fought hard for this, but even audiences don’t like films where women are treated like sex objects and asked to lick shoes. This is for anyone who has dedicated their life to female empowerment films, may change their career in the next few years, and wants to dedicate the best time of their life to something worthwhile. , this is very discouraging.”

She also said, “The current trend in movies where women are stripped of their dignity and clothing in violent and shameful ways, reduced to mere flowers on a wall, is alarming.” I remember when it came out, vulgar item numbers, vulgar, stupid roles for older men who would come and go at a moment’s notice were rampant.”

3) Konkona Sensharma

Konkona Sensharma said on ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash. There has to be a reason for it to exist in the movie. Because it’s tied to the characters, it’s tied to the plot and other things, and it has to justify itself. That’s one thing. Why is it there? What is the director’s intention? But as I understand it, and I could be wrong, I don’t think Animal is my type of movie, so I haven’t watched it. ”

“I looked at the reviews and wasn’t really drawn to it.Also, I know his past work, and I think he’s a director who glorifies stalking and accepts a certain kind of violence in relationships. “And that’s not something I support. If it’s very well done, I don’t mind watching it. But that’s not what I’ve heard. No,” she said.

4) Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu said in an interview on Raj Shermani’s YouTube channel that she has not seen the film. She further added, “A lot of people have said too much to me about it (animals). Look, I’m not an extremist, so I agree to disagree with a lot of people…compared to Hollywood. , please stop saying things like, “If you like Gone Girl, there’s no reason you can’t like Animal.” You’re catering to a different audience. ”

He added, “In Hollywood, we don’t copy the hairstyles of movie actors or start using movie lines in real life. And we don’t start stalking women after seeing it in a movie. But this… All of these things happen in our country,” he added. This is our reality. You can’t compare our film industry to Hollywood and say, “Why are these pseudo-people talking about Animal like this when we can enjoy Gone Girl as art?” Understand the difference…I don’t do that (animals), that’s what I’m saying. ”

5) RJ Balaji

Actor RJ Balaji spoke to Induglitz about Animal. He said, “I know people like to say, “Watch movies like movies, treat them like artifacts,” but when a group of people locked in a theater watch a man beat a woman… The fact that he enjoyed abusing me and calling me names stuck with me.” It’s a shame that audiences enjoy movies like that. I don’t think it’s normal to react happily to such a scene. ”

He added, “I don’t want to be influenced by what I’ve seen and continue doing the same scenes.I heard that there was a scene where he asked another actor to lick his shoes.” Young people who watched this movie , I think it’s okay to treat women like women,” he added. I don’t want my film to add to that. ”

6) Shah Rukh Khan

The actor did not speak directly about the film or explicitly say his name. Shah Rukh Khan said at a News18 event. “I’m a man who has hope and tells happy stories. The heroes I play are doing good things and give me hope and happiness. If I play a bad guy, if he suffers a lot and Let the dog die because I believe good begets good. And I believe bad deeds deserve a pat on the back.”

He also said, “I have to play an honest role that gives people the courage to dream.I have to keep working quietly, hoping that life won’t turn my apple cart upside down anytime soon.”

7) Swanand Kirkire

He took X and wrote his opinion about animals in Hindi. He said, “After watching the movie “Animal,” I felt so sorry for the women of today’s generation. , a new man is ready who is proud of himself. When you girls of today’s generation were sitting in that cinema hall admiring Rashmika getting beaten, I I honored in my heart all the ideals of equality. I came home hopeless, discouraged, and weak!”

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