Mrunal Thakur has defended Ranbir Kapoor , who portrayed an aggressive and ruthless character in the 2023 film Animal, helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Speaking with the media at the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) Utsavam 2024 in Abu Dhabi, Mrunal Thakur reminded everyone that the same Ranbir also played the role of Barfi in the 2012 film. (Also Read | Triptii Dimri reacts to Animal criticism, calls her character Zoya both ‘brave and innocent at the same time’ ) What Mrunal said about Ranbir's character in Animal Mrunal said, “Let's not forget that Ranbir is also the actor who played Barfi.
Why can't we celebrate the diversity in his films and the fact that he can play both Barfi and Animal so well.” About Barfi Barfi is a romantic comedy film written and directed by Anurag Basu. The film stars Ranbir, Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz, Saurabh Shukla, Ashish Vidyarthi, Jisshu Sengupta, Roopa Ganguly and Haradhan Bandopadhyay.
More about Animal Animal is an action drama film starring Ranbir as Ranvijay Singh Balbir. It also featured Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri. The film was criticised for its graphic violence, glorifying toxic masculinity and misogyny.
It did well commercially, both domestically and internationally, grossing ₹ 917 crore. What Mrunal earlier said about Animal Earlier this year, speaking with Bollywood Life , Mrunal addressed the criticism Animal faced then. She had said, "I think we should totally watch.