Rajkummar Rao Calls Ranbir Kapoor's Performance In 'Animal' "Mind Blowing"
Here's what Rajkummar Rao had to say about Ranbir Kapoor’s performance in 'Animal'.
Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao is currently enjoying the success of his latest Hindi movie 'Stree 2', which also stars Shraddha Kapoor, Abhishek Banerjee, Aparshakti Khurana and Pankaj Tripathi. In the latest entertainment news, Rajkummar Rao has finally given his opinion about people glorifying negative characters in films. Rajkummar Rao's response came when he was asked about people relating to Shah Rukh Khan's 'Devdas' and Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal'.
Speaking about 'Devdas' on Raj Shamani's podcast, Rajkummar Rao said, "If you want to become Devdas after watching it, the problem is in you. You have been shown a story that there might be some guy like Devdas. He (director) isn't asking anyone to become like him, and it's based on a book... It's a character story. He dies in the end. He is telling you if you do this, you gonna die sooner. He is not telling you that he is facing all these, still he is living well and has a lot of money.”
While speaking about 'Animal', Rajkummar Rao said, "I loved Animal, the experience of watching Animal. I enjoyed it. Did I have some issues with the film? Maybe. Some scenes here and there, yes. But did I not enjoy the film? Of course not, I enjoyed the film, I enjoyed the experience of watching the film. I loved Ranbir Kapoor in it and his performance in the film was mind-blowing."
#RajKummarRao on debate around #Animal:
— Raymond. (@rayfilm) August 22, 2024
“I loved Animal & enjoyed #RanbirKapoor’s performance in it. The title of the film is *Animal* not *A Perfect Man*. If you want to be like Devdas or Animal after watching those movies, the problem is with you.”
pic.twitter.com/vS3OlKIE2v
Rajkummar Rao also shared that a film critic said that the film was titled ‘Animal’ and not Adarsh Purush, as the director wanted to show the story of an "animal".
For the unversed, 'Animal' directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, stars Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, Triptii Dimri and Anil Kapoor. The movie was slammed for glorifying toxic masculinity and misogyny.
However, 'Animal' turned out to be a box office blockbuster as it minted more than Rs 900 crore worldwide.
On the other hand, 'Devdas' directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, released in cinemas in 2002. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Jackie Shroff, Kirron Kher, Smita Jaykar, and Vijayendra Ghatge.
'Devdas' is based on the 1917 novel of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
