Bobby Deol Reveals Sandeep Reddy Vanga Removed One Key Element From 'Animal' Climax
Bobby Deol said that Sandeep Reddy Vanga removed a key element from the theatrical cut of 'Animal'.
'Animal', starring Ranbir Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri, continues to be a topic of hot debate on social media and the new Hindi movie continues to be called out for being highly misogynistic. Despite the negative reviews, 'Animal' continues to do wonders at the box office, and the new Hindi movie has already gone past the Rs 400 crore mark, becoming the fifth-highest grossing Hindi film of all time. For the unversed, 'Animal' ends with Bobby Deol's character Abrar, fighting Ranbir Kapoor's Ranvijay shirtless on an airstrip.
Bobby Deol said that Sandeep Reddy Vanga removed a key element from the theatrical cut of 'Animal', but said it could be included in the eventual Netflix release, which is expected to be even longer than the film's current 201-minute run time.
“There are these two brothers, they want to kill each other, but there’s a love that they have for each other. I’m going to shoot the climax sequence with a song playing in the background, which is about love," Bobby Deol told The Quint.
“He said, ‘You’re fighting, and you suddenly kiss him, and then you don’t give up, and he kills you’. But he removed the kiss. There was a kiss. I think it might come on the uncut Netflix version. After saying all this, he said, ‘You’re mute’," he added.
When asked about the climax scene, where the characters of Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol, fight on an air strip, the latter said, "Both their families love each other. We are family. There is love for each other’s brothers. But that moment was also Sandeep’s idea."
"We were doing the fight sequence, practicising for it, and then he said, ‘You know what Bobby, I want you to punch him and lie on top of him’. It was more about me being powerful. Obviously, the hero always wins in the end. And the shot of me unzipping, it was his idea. He brings that alpha thing to every character," he added.
Talking about 'Animal', the film has emerged as one of the biggest hits of 2023 with Rs 750 crore worldwide.
'Animal' continues to be talked about for its portrayal of women, and for seemingly glorifying toxic male behaviour.
Earlier, Bobby Deol had defended the film, saying it is actually creating awareness about the cruelty in the world.
