Sandeep Reddy Vanga ’s Animal , released in December last year, turned out to be a massive blockbuster at the box office despite opening to polarising response. Now, actor Ranbir Kapoor has talked about the criticism for the first time, saying social media played havoc. Also read : Sharmila Tagore slams Ranbir Kapoor's Animal for misogyny, admits one simply cannot ‘rubbish it’ Now, during his appearance on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast People by WTF, Ranbir said that several members of the Indian film industry also expressed their disappointment to him.
The film ignited a fierce debate upon its release, with critics and audiences divided over its portrayal of masculinity and violence. Ranbir’s response When the host claimed that films shouldn’t be a place from which society derives their sense of morality, and looked only for entertainment, Ranbir shared that it was the intention behind Animal, but it was misconstrued. “Social media played havoc.
They needed something to talk about, so they really went to town claiming it was a misogynistic film. What happens is that the hard work that you put in..
. I know the director had made Kabir Singh, which also faced the same thing, the hard work gets diminished. Because it gets this tag, which isn’t true, the perception stayed with this film.
So, the general public will speak very fondly about the film, but there are many people I meet, who tell me, ‘You shouldn’t have done this film, we are so disappointed in you’. An.