Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandana, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Del, Shakti Kapoor and Triptii Dimri
Our Bureau
Mumbai/New Delhi
Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol starrer action thriller film ‘Animal’ has received massive love from the audience and the craze for the film doesn’t appear to be ending anytime soon. The film has now successfully entered Rs 300 crore club in just 1 week of its release.
Taking to Instagram, trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared a post which he captioned, “#Animal is SENSATIONAL… Packs an EXTRAORDINARY TOTAL in Week 1…Third biggest *7 days* of all time. Biggest *7-day* total for a film released on non-holiday. Biggest *7-day* total for a film that faced a clash with another film. Highest-grossing ‘A’ certified film. #Animal Fri 54.75 cr, Sat 58.37 cr, Sun 63.46 cr, Mon 40.06 cr, Tue 34.02 cr, Wed 27.80 cr, Thu 22.35 cr. Total: Rs 300.81 cr. #Hindi version. Nett BOC. #Boxoffice.”
On Thursday, the film minted Rs 22.35 crore Nett in the Hindi language which took the film’s total Hindi collection in India to Rs 300.81 crore. In all languages (Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam) the film has minted Rs 338.63 crore Nett in India in just a week of its release.
‘Animal’ emerged to be Ranbir’s career biggest opener. ‘Animal’ helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga also stars Rashmika Mandana, Shakti Kapoor and Triptii Dimri. It showcases a story about a father-son relationship, played by Anil and Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir’s character is protective and obsessive about his father’s love and is seen threatening everybody who comes in the way of his love for his father. The 3 hour-21-minute-long film was released in 5 languages- Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.
Despite its success at box office, the film is facing a lot of criticism for excessive violence and some scenes of misogyny. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Thursday slammed actors Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol’s action thriller film ‘Animal’ and said that “the film’s justification of violence and misogyny is shameful.”
In the Rajya Sabha, Ranjan said, “Cinema is a mirror to society. We have all grown up watching films. Cinema has a great deal of influence in society, especially among the youth. Nowadays, there are some films that are coming, like Kabir (Singh), Pushpa and now this film, Animal.”
“My daughter and a bunch of other children were watching the film. They cried and left the theatre at halftime. The film’s justification of violence and misogyny is shameful,” she added.
Ranjan also pointed out the song ‘Arjan Vailly’ in the film and raised concern.
She said that Arjan Vailly was a prominent figure in Sikh history. He was the son of Sikh military commander Hari Singh Nalwa from the 19th century and is known for his bravery and valour. Ranjan said the film’s use of the song to highlight the gang war was offensive.
She also questioned the Central Board of Film Certification about how they give nod to these types of films that are disease for our society.
Also, senior cricketer Jaydev Unadkat deleted the tweet in which he said he wasted his time by watching the film. It read: “What an absolute disaster #AnimalTheFilm was! Glorifying misogyny in today’s world and then tagging it as mere “traditional masculinity” and “alpha male” is a disgrace. We ain’t living in the jungles and palaces and fighting wars or going hunting anymore. It doesn’t matter how good the acting was, one shouldn’t glorify & show such acts in a movie that is watched by millions. There is a thing called social responsibility even in the entertainment industry that one should never forget. Just feels bad that I wasted my 3 hours to watch such a pathetically made movie.”
But despite the criticism by politicians and critics, the film looks all set to break box-office records.
