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Karan Johar, Ranbir Kapoor in a still from the film. (courtesy: karanjohar)
New Delhi:
Karan Johar, who rated Sandeep Reddy Vanga Animal as the best film of 2023 previously, once again applauded the film in the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2024. Karan clearly said that he loved the ‘treatment’ of the film. Karan said at the forum: “There has been a lot of debate about Animal. People have expressed opinions, been for or against, the filmmaker himself has been very open about his feelings. Personally, I honestly saw him as a character.” film based on a deeply dysfunctional, intrinsically violent character, who had many emotional problems… and I loved the treatment.”
Animal has been criticized by a section of the internet for its depiction of violence, problematic masculinity and misogyny. Celebrities like Javed Akhtar and Konkona Sen Sharma also expressed their thoughts on the film and did not approve of the content of the film. However, Karan Johar said that he did not delve into the moral fabric of the film. He said: “I didn’t delve into the moral communication of the film; I was so captivated by the narrative and the way the filmmaker told it through sound design, script, dialogue and character development, that as a filmmaker , I loved.”
Before Karan Johar, Bhumi Pednekar defended the director’s right to self-expression in the context of Animal in his interview with The Lallantop. When asked if he had seen Animal, Bhumi said that he had seen the film and added that he had never liked watching “hypermasculine films.” Bhumi told The Lallantop: “I watched Animal. Par mujhe hypermasculine movies maja hi nehi aata. Aur ye abhi se nehi, bohat pehle se hain.. Hollywood action movies ki bhi hain na…mujhe na rom-com, agar mera genre pooche, mujhe woh films zyada pasond aati hai (I don’t like watching hypermasculine movies, and it’s not for now, before I didn’t enjoy those types of movies either. Even in Hollywood, action movies… like watching romantic comedies) “
Bhumi added: “I really believe that a film is the self-expression of a filmmaker, and that is very important. But as an audience, what you learn from that self-expression, that is the challenge.”
Despite receiving criticism, Animal minted a huge amount of money at the box office. Animal also won five Filmfare Awards this year, including Ranbir Kapoor’s trophy in the Best Actor (Popular) category.