Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal has broken many records at the box office. The film, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, hit theatres on December 1 and has turned out to be a massive success despite receiving backlash for its storyline and the toxic behaviour of the characters. After successfully earning more than Rs 800 crore at the worldwide box office, the film made its OTT premiere on Netflix. Among those who praised the film, Gippy Grewal and Sargun Mehta hailed Sandeep Reddy Vanga for representing the Punjabi culture in its true essence.
Speaking with DNA, Gippy Grewal stated, “Animal did good business in Punjab because people liked the film. Abhi toh bahut change ho gaya hai. Pehle kya hota tha ki logon ne Punjab suna bahut tha, dekha nahi tha. Isi liye jo Punjabi ya Sikh character banate the, woh unke khudh ke imagination se the. Hum dekhte the and we used to say ‘Yeh kaha ke Punjabi hai’, ‘Kaun hai yeh log?’ Now, there is big and good change in the industry (There has been a lot of change now. Before what happened was that many had heard of Punjab but not seen it. So their creation of those characters were based on their own imagination. We used to see that and say, ‘From where does he resemble a Punjabi?’, ‘Who are these people?’).”
Sargun Mehta added, “Sandeep Reddy Vanga was so particular about everything, that even in the last shot before Aziz kills one of Sikh cousin, he looks straight into Aziz’s eyes fearlessly and accepts his fate like a lion. He (Sandeep) didn’t do it, just because he wanted to do it. He kept the valour of Punjabis intact throughout the film, and Arjan Vailey described it very very well. So I think even Bollywood is recognising that we are known for much more than that (being funny).”
Released on December 1, Animal revolves around a man and his toxic relationship with his father. The film shows Vijay (played by Ranbir) as an anti-hero who would go to any lengths to protect his father, including gun down 200 people with machine gun.
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