In Retrospect: 'Animal' vs. 'Sam Bahadur': Who Left A Lasting Impression And Why?
Despite the controversy surrounding ‘Animal’, the latest movie from 2023 Bollywood, has raised become a box office monster. Sam Bahadur, one of the most anticipated movie of the year, clashed with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal at the box office. To get the latest Bollywood updates, follow B4U Entertainment!
From ‘OMG2’ and ‘Gadar 2’ to Bollywood's latest releases, Animal and Sam Bahadur, 2023 has been a year of big-movie clashes. Two of the most anticipated recent movie releases Bollywood of this year have been released on the big screens.
The recent Bollywood movie release date of Sam Bahadur was announced a year ago, but the makers of Animal chose the same date to release their movie, leading to raised eyebrows! Perhaps the makers knew it was easier to compete with Vicky Kaushal’s movie than with Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Dunki’.
As per reports, the advance booking of ‘Animal’ was breaking records, while Sam Bahadur struggled to retain it at the ticket counter. Let’s dive into this blog to find out the impact of these two movies on the hearts of Bollywood fans.
Animal Movie Review and Impact
In trending news of Bollywood, despite the controversy surrounding Animal, the latest movie from 2023 Bollywood, has become a box office monster. Fans have been entangled in debate over every controversy that is coming out of this movie.
- What Movie Portrays?
The movie seemingly shows that violence against women and cheating in relationships are right if they are done with the right intention. However, these types of misogynistic characters leave a remarkable impact on the lives of common people, leaving them inspired to act the same in their personal lives.
In an apparent attempt to prove a point to those who criticised his previous works. Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga brought misogyny back to prominence, switching the object of obsessive adoration from ‘Preeti’, in Kabir Singh, to the ‘Father’ in Animal and escalating all the harmful behavior.
- How is Ranbir’s performance in the movie?
Ranbir Kapoor, famous for his romantic roles, has put in an enormous performance in displaying his versatile acting skills in the movie ‘Animal’. His intense look and superlative acting in action scenes has been widely appreciated by fans.
This deviation from his romantic repertoire demonstrates a new aspect to Ranbir Kapoor's talent and highlights his commitment to giving compelling performances.
- Review and Impact
Talking about the reviews and what the audience has to say about the movie. Sandeep Vanga has portrayed extremely strong characters other than Ranbir Kapoor, such as Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, Triptii Dimri, and Rashmika Mandanna. The overall music of the movie is gaining positive reviews from the very first released song.
Most fans are happy to see the challenging and struggling character of a son fighting for his father. While others say that Ranbir Kapoor appears to be portraying Kabir Singh on steroids in Animal, which is extremely disturbing.
However, the female audience speaking about the movie say that the alpha male character is portrayed in the wrong way.
It is to be noted that Bollywood movies are watched all over the world. Although the movie is adult-certified by the sensor board, some intimate and fighting scenes are very unappealing. Critics and fans say that directors and writers of these kinds of movies should remember that India is known for its rich heritage, and culture and the respect they owe to the women's characters who play a pivotal role in their lives.
‘Sam Bahadur’ Movie Review And Impact
Vicky Kaushal-starrer, Sam Bahadur, has done decently well but nothing compared to ‘Animal’ at the box office. Does the much lower collections in comparison with ‘Animal’ mean the movie is not worth watching?
- What The Movie Portrays?
Sam Bahadur is based on the real-life story of Sam Manekshaw, India’s first field marshal. The movie is directed by Meghna Gulzar and co-written by Bhavani Iyer and Shantanu Srivastava. One of the most anticipated movies of the year clashed with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal at the box office.
In the film, Vicky Kaushal can be seen portraying the role of India’s war hero and first field marshal of India, Sam Manekshaw, who played a pivotal role pre and post-Independence of the nation and contributed his life to the country.
- What does Vicky and other stars have to say about their role?
Vicky Kaushal states that he and Meghna Gulzar have researched a lot to get all things correctly. They watched his videos, read about him, and delved deeper into him. He stated that he sat with the army officers to fit in with the role. Talking about their characters, Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Sheikh said that the director helped them a lot to adopt the real touch of the role.
- How is Vicky’s performance?
After performing flawlessly in movies like URI: The Surgical Strike and Sardar Uddham Singh. He is showing his spectacular acting skills by playing the character of Sam Mankeshaw with the charisma and courage to celebrate the military leader.
- Review and Impact on Fans
Talking about the review and impact of the movie, Sam Bahadur is receiving positive and appreciative feedback. Vicky Kaushal’s acting has been a stand out and he has received widespread praise from fans.
Meghna Gulzar is well-known for her artistic approach and her choice of script. Raazi and Chhapaak are the best examples, for instance. Fans are getting emotional while feeling loved, empowered, and proud to born in a country where the nation is above everything for its military leaders.
Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar, director of Piku, has praised his transformation and adoption of character skills. He says that Vicky Kaushal’s acting skills are immaculate.
Overall, Sam Bahadur is proving the fact that the box office collections cannot buy the reviews of fans and critics.
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The Animal is winning the box office, while Sam Bahadur is winning hearts. Ranbir Kapoor's transformation from romantic to toxic masculine alpha male and Vicky Kaushal's unexpected transformation to Sam Mankeshaw's shows that both actors are spectacular at their acting skills. They are justifying their characters in the movie. Both movies are receiving mixed reviews from fans and critics.
Before ‘Dunki’ and ‘Salaar’ arrive at the box office, they are still going strong and looking to mint every single penny they can.
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