It had shock value – Republic World

On December 1, 2023, the box office witnessed a massive clash of two Bollywood films – Vicky Kaushal’s ‘Sam Bahadur’ and Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’. Both films did well at the box office, and Vicky won numerous awards for his portrayal of Sam Manekshaw, the first Indian Field Marshal. The actor recently reflected on the success of the film and working against director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal’.

Vicky Kaushal talks about Samu Bahadur vs Animal clash

In a conversation with The Week magazine, Vicki reflected: Sam Bahadur‘s Box Office and Animal Collision. The actor said, “With Sam, we always knew this was a test match. We knew it wasn’t going to be a typical masala film like ‘Animal’. It’s going to have shock value and be a hit at the box office.” I knew it was going to make waves. I knew it would take that much time and word of mouth for this movie to resonate with the public. Because if it didn’t resonate with people, I wouldn’t know when to release it. Because even if you do, it won’t work.”

Vicki added that in the weeks following its release, the number of conversations about the film increased gradually but noticeably. He was thrilled to learn that the film was still in theaters as of January, showing that people were still interested and interested in his work. He said: “As the weeks went on, people started talking about it more and more. I found out that Sam’s show was going on throughout January, and that gave me great happiness.”

Vicky Kaushal and Ranbir Kapoor collaboration

With multiple releases of major films and box office clashes, actors and directors are now concentrating on the content of their films rather than choosing dates that give them a free window of time for a single release. However, it must be mentioned that Vicky and Ranbir will be reuniting in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film in the future. love and waralso stars Alia Bhatt.

Vicky Kaushal and Ranbir Kapoor previously worked together in the film Sanju, where both the actors received praise for their stellar performances. Vicky and Ranbir also shared screen space in the 2018 film Love Per Square Foot, in which Ranbir appeared in a cameo.