Animal Film Details
Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pranay Reddy Vanga and Saurabh Gupta. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar and Murad Khetani under T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, and Triptii Dimri. The film is about a violent man who learns about an assassination attempt on his estranged father and sets out on a dark path of revenge and destruction.
The film and its title were officially announced in January 2021. Principal photography commenced in April 2022, with Amit Roy handling the cinematography, and wrapped by April 2023. Animal has music composed by JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshwardhan Rameshwar. With a runtime of 201 minutes, Animal is one of the longest Indian films ever made. It was initially set for an August 2023 release but was postponed due to post-production work.
Animal theatrically released on 1 December 2023 in standard and IMAX formats. It received generally mixed reviews from critics. The film’s content also led some commentators to accuse the film of glorifying toxic masculinity and misogyny. The film broke several box office records for a Hindi film, both in domestic and international markets. It has grossed ₹917.76 crore (US$110 million) worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film, the eighth highest-grossing Indian film, the highest-grossing A-rated Indian film, and the highest-grossing of Ranbir Kapoor’s career. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received 19 nominations and won a leading six awards, including Best Actor.
STORY
PRODUCTION
Development
In September 2019, it was reported that Sandeep Reddy Vanga would turn into a producer for his next directional venture in Bollywood. It was further reported that he would produce the venture along with Murad Khetani, Ashwin Varde, Bhushan Kumar and Kishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series. On 10 October, the company’s and Vanga’s new production banner Bhadrakali Pictures announced their collaboration for Vanga’s next directional; marking their second collaboration after Kabir Singh (2019). In early December, Vanga was reported to have approached Ranbir Kapoor to play the lead role in the film. ETimes reported that Kapoor was “keen” to work on the film, however, would finalize it only after hearing the final script, which was still progressing writing.
In June 2020 however, it was reported that Vanga met Kapoor in January and narrated another script, which was reportedly titled Devil. In late December, Anil Kapoor was reported to be part of the cast. On 1 January 2021, the company’s made an official public announcement of the venture, revealing also the title of the film and the crew.[ In late April, Bobby Deol and Parineeti Chopra were cast, with the former playing lead antagonist role, while the latter plays lead actress role.
In March 2022, it was reported that Rashmika Mandanna was to dance in an item number for the film. The same month, Mandanna had replaced Chopra, as Vanga was not satisfied with the casting of Chopra during photoshoots. On 2 April, Mandanna’s commitments were officially announced. Mandanna called it “a dream come true.”
CAST
- Ranbir Kapoor as Ranvijay “Vijay” Singh and Aziz Haque
- Ahmad Ibn Umar as young Vijay
- Anil Kapoor as Balbir Singh and Kailash Petkar
- Bobby Deol as Abrar Haque
- Leon Ung as young Abrar
- Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali ‘Gitu’ Singh, Vijay’s wife
- Diyara Valecha as young Geetanjali
- Triptii Dimri as Zoya
- Charu Shankar as Jyoti Singh, Balbir’s wife, and Reet, Vijay and Roop’s mother
- Shakti Kapoor as PK Mishra, COO of Swastik Steels Corp.
- Prem Chopra as Dalbir Dodamal Singh “Bade Daji”, Rajdheer’s elder brother
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Asrar Haque, Abrar’s brother
- Madhu Raja as Rani Kaur “Beeji”, Dalbir Singh’s wife
- Suresh Oberoi as Rajdheer Dodamal Singh “Dadaji”, Vijay’s grandfather and Balbir’s father
- Saurabh Sachdeva as Abid Haque, Abrar’s brother
- Saloni Batra as Reet Singh, Vijay’s elder sister and Varun’s wife, Balbir and Jyoti’s eldest child
- Neeven Ved as young Reet
- Anshul Chauhan as Roop Singh, Balbir and Jyoti’s youngest child, Vijay and Reet’s younger sister
- Eva Chibber as young Roop
- Siddhant Karnick as Varun Pratap Malhotra, Reet’s husband, and Vijay’s brother-in-law, Balbir’s Son-in-law
- Maganti Srinath as Karthik, Geetanjali’s elder brother and Vijay’s friend
- Upendra Limaye as Freddy Wilfred Patil
- Mathew Varghese as Shreepad Balaji Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali’s father
- Indira Krishnan as Motika S. Iyengar, Karthik and Geetanjali’s mother
- Kunal Thakur as Geetanjali’s fiance
- Mrinmayee Godbole as Dr. Amrita
RELEASE
December 1, 2023
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