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During Balbir's 60th birthday, Vijay argues with his sister's husband Varun and is kicked out of the house. He breaks off contact with his family, marries Geetanjali, and moves to America, where the couple have two children. Eight years later, he learns that his father was shot by unidentified assailants, prompting him to return to India to find the person responsible. He rounds up his cousins from his native village in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to help in his mission and sets up a [[doppelgänger]] named Kailash for Balbir. Kailash is killed by Asrar Haque's team as they mistake him to be Balbir.
During Balbir's 60th birthday, Vijay argues with his sister's husband Varun and is kicked out of the house. He breaks off contact with his family, marries Geetanjali, and moves to America, where the couple have two children. Eight years later, he learns that his father was shot by unidentified assailants, prompting him to return to India to find the person responsible. He rounds up his cousins from his native village in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] to help in his mission and sets up a [[doppelgänger]] named Kailash for Balbir. Kailash is killed by Asrar Haque's team as they mistake him to be Balbir.


Vijay discovers that Varun was involved in the assassination attempt and kills him during a meeting. He then goes to a hotel to meet an arms dealer, but Asrar's team arrives in droves to kill him. After a lengthy battle, he defeats them, but sustains brutal injuries and goes into a coma. Upon waking two weeks later and undergoing a heart transplant, Vijay learns that his heart donor was the fiancée of a woman named Zoya. He begins an affair with Zoya, who soon falls for him and reveals that she was actually sent by Asrar's brother Abrar Haque. Abrar had sent her to [[honey trapping|honey trap]] Vijay in order to kidnap and replace him with a doppelgänger who would massacre his entire family.
Vijay discovers that Varun was involved in the assassination attempt and kills him during a meeting. He then goes to a hotel to meet an arms dealer, but Asrar's team arrives in droves to kill him. After a lengthy battle, he defeats them, but sustains brutal injuries and goes into a coma. Upon waking two weeks later and undergoing a heart transplant, Vijay learns that his heart donor was the fiancée of a woman named Zoya. Vijay begins an affair with Zoya, who soon falls for him.


Vijay reveals that he knew this all along and simply wanted to discover the identity of the actual perpetrator. He learns from his grandfather Rajdheer that Abrar and his brothers are part of Vijay's family; they are the grandsons of Rajdheer's younger brother Shamsher Singh, making Vijay their cousin. Abrar planned the attempt on Balbir's life to avenge his own father Azim Haque, who was denied a share of their property. This led to Shamsher committing suicide in front of Abrar, which traumatized him and rendered him mute.
Zoya reveals that she was actually sent by Asrar's brother Abrar Haque. Abrar had sent her to [[honey trapping|honey trap]] Vijay in order to kidnap and replace him with a doppelgänger who would massacre his family. Vijay reveals that he knew this all along and simply wanted to discover the identity of the actual perpetrator. He learns from his grandfather Rajdheer that Abrar and his brothers are part of Vijay's family; they are the grandsons of Rajdheer's younger brother Shamsher Singh, making Vijay their cousin.


Vijay and his cousins barge into Abrar's house in [[Scotland]] to kill him, but learn that Abrar has escaped with his brother Abid in their private jet. They stop the flight and Vijay and Abrar engage in a brutal fight that ends with Vijay killing Abrar. During the family [[Diwali]] celebration, Balbir reveals that he has [[terminal cancer]] and has realized his failures as a father. He finally reconciles with Vijay, who rejoices in attaining his love.
Abrar planned the attempt on Balbir's life to avenge his own father Azim Haque, who was denied a share of their property. This led to Shamsher committing suicide in front of Abrar, which traumatized him and rendered him mute. Vijay and his cousins barge into Abrar's house in [[Scotland]] to kill him, but learn that Abrar has escaped with his brother Abid in their private jet. They stop the flight and Vijay and Abrar engage in a brutal fight that ends with Vijay killing Abrar. During the family [[Diwali]] celebration, Balbir reveals that he has [[terminal cancer]] and has realized his failures as a father. Balbir finally reconciles with Vijay, who rejoices in attaining his love.


In the [[mid-credits scene]], Aziz, revealed to be another one of Abrar's brothers, has successfully undergone [[plastic surgery]] to become Vijay's doppelgänger and Zoya is now pregnant, though unsure if the baby is Aziz's or Vijay's. Aziz kills two of Vijay's cousins and sets out with Abid to exact vengeance on Vijay for his brothers' deaths.
In the [[mid-credits scene]], Aziz, revealed to be another one of Abrar's brothers, has successfully undergone [[plastic surgery]] to become Vijay's doppelgänger and Zoya is now pregnant, though unsure if the baby is Aziz's or Vijay's. Aziz kills two of Vijay's cousins and sets out with Abid to exact vengeance on Vijay for his brothers' deaths.

Revision as of 05:52, 19 December 2023

This article is about the 2023 Indian film. For the other uses, see Animal (disambiguation).
Animal
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySandeep Reddy Vanga
Screenplay bySandeep Reddy Vanga
Pranay Reddy Vanga
Suresh Bandaru
Story bySandeep Reddy Vanga
Dialogues bySaurabh Gupta
Produced byBhushan Kumar
Pranay Reddy Vanga
Krishan Kumar
Murad Khetani
Starring
CinematographyAmit Roy
Edited bySandeep Reddy Vanga
Music bySongs:
JAM8
Vishal Mishra
Jaani
Manan Bhardwaj
Shreyas Puranik
Ashim Kemson
Harshwardhan Rameshwar
Background Score:
Harshwardhan Rameshwar
Production
companies
Distributed byAA Films
E4 Entertainment
Sri Venkateswara Creations
KVN Productions
Release date
  • 1 December 2023 (2023-12-01)
Running time
201 minutes (Theatrical release)[1]
231 minutes (Extended version)[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹100 crore[3][4]
Box office₹835.87 crore[5]

Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film[6] directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Pranay Reddy Vanga and Saurabh Gupta. The film is produced by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar and Murad Khetani under T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Tripti Dimri. In the film, Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh learns about an assassination attempt on his father and sets out to exact revenge.

The film was officially announced in January 2021, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced in April 2022 and wrapped by April 2023. The film has music composed by JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshwardhan Rameshwar. The cinematography was handled by Amit Roy and editing by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. With a runtime of 201 minutes, the film was one of the longest Indian films made.[7][8]

Animal was initially set for a 11 August 2023 release but was postponed due to post-production work.[9] It was theatrically released on 1 December 2023 in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages in standard and IMAX formats.[10] It received mixed reviews from critics, garnered praise towards entertaining quotient, storytelling and breathtaking performances of cast members particularly Ranbir Kapoor.[11][12][13][14][15] Earning around ₹835.87 crore (US$100 million), Animal has emerged a major commercial success as third highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, 9th highest-grossing Indian film and highest-grossing A-rated Indian film of all time.[16]

Plot

Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh is the son of Balbir Singh, a Delhi-based business magnate who heads the generational steel company called "Swastik Steels". He has adored his father since childhood, but Balbir neglects him due to his busy schedule. After an incident where Vijay ambushes his sister's bullies with an AK-47, Balbir sends him away to a boarding school in America. Vijay returns after completing his education and convinces his former schoolmate Geetanjali, whom he has always loved, to break off her engagement and choose him.

During Balbir's 60th birthday, Vijay argues with his sister's husband Varun and is kicked out of the house. He breaks off contact with his family, marries Geetanjali, and moves to America, where the couple have two children. Eight years later, he learns that his father was shot by unidentified assailants, prompting him to return to India to find the person responsible. He rounds up his cousins from his native village in Punjab to help in his mission and sets up a doppelgänger named Kailash for Balbir. Kailash is killed by Asrar Haque's team as they mistake him to be Balbir.

Vijay discovers that Varun was involved in the assassination attempt and kills him during a meeting. He then goes to a hotel to meet an arms dealer, but Asrar's team arrives in droves to kill him. After a lengthy battle, he defeats them, but sustains brutal injuries and goes into a coma. Upon waking two weeks later and undergoing a heart transplant, Vijay learns that his heart donor was the fiancée of a woman named Zoya. Vijay begins an affair with Zoya, who soon falls for him.

Zoya reveals that she was actually sent by Asrar's brother Abrar Haque. Abrar had sent her to honey trap Vijay in order to kidnap and replace him with a doppelgänger who would massacre his family. Vijay reveals that he knew this all along and simply wanted to discover the identity of the actual perpetrator. He learns from his grandfather Rajdheer that Abrar and his brothers are part of Vijay's family; they are the grandsons of Rajdheer's younger brother Shamsher Singh, making Vijay their cousin.

Abrar planned the attempt on Balbir's life to avenge his own father Azim Haque, who was denied a share of their property. This led to Shamsher committing suicide in front of Abrar, which traumatized him and rendered him mute. Vijay and his cousins barge into Abrar's house in Scotland to kill him, but learn that Abrar has escaped with his brother Abid in their private jet. They stop the flight and Vijay and Abrar engage in a brutal fight that ends with Vijay killing Abrar. During the family Diwali celebration, Balbir reveals that he has terminal cancer and has realized his failures as a father. Balbir finally reconciles with Vijay, who rejoices in attaining his love.

In the mid-credits scene, Aziz, revealed to be another one of Abrar's brothers, has successfully undergone plastic surgery to become Vijay's doppelgänger and Zoya is now pregnant, though unsure if the baby is Aziz's or Vijay's. Aziz kills two of Vijay's cousins and sets out with Abid to exact vengeance on Vijay for his brothers' deaths.

Cast

  • Ranbir Kapoor in a dual role as Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh and Aziz Haque
    • Ahmad Ibn Umar as young Vijay
  • Anil Kapoor in a dual role as Balbir Singh and Kailash Petkar
  • Bobby Deol as Abrar Haque
    • Leon Ung as young Abrar
  • Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali, Vijay's wife
    • Diyara Valecha as young Geetanjali
  • Tripti Dimri as Zoya
  • Charu Shankar as Jyoti Singh, Balbir's wife and Reet, Vijay and Roop's mother
  • Babloo Prithiveeraj as Asrar Haque, Abrar's brother
  • Shakti Kapoor as PK Mishra, COO of Swastik Steels Corp.
  • Prem Chopra as Dalbir Dodamal Singh "Bade Daji", Rajdheer's elder brother
  • Madhu Raja as Rani Kaur "Beeji", Dalbir Singh's wife
  • Suresh Oberoi as Rajdheer Dodamal Singh "Dadaji", Vijay's grandfather and Balbir's father
  • Saurabh Sachdeva as Abid Haque, Abrar's brother
  • Saloni Batra as Reet Singh, Vijay's elder sister and Varun's wife
    • Neeven Vaid as young Reet
  • Anshul Chauhan as Roop Singh, Balbir and Jyoti's youngest child, Vijay and Reet's younger sister
    • Eva Chibber as young Roop
  • Siddhant Karnick as Varun Pratap Malhotra, Reet's husband and Vijay's brother-in-law
  • Maganti Srinath as Karthik, Geetanjali's elder brother and Vijay's friend
  • Davy Grewal as Sangram Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Vivek Sharma as Paali Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Gagandeep Singh as Sunny Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Kawalpreet Singh as Vikram Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Amanjot Singh as Guru Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Manjot Singh as Rajbir "Royal" Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Avdeep Sindhu as Manjot Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Kamaljeet Rana as Balli Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Gursewak Singh Mander as Kirpal "KP" Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Butta Badbar as Butta Singh, Vijay's cousin and Dalbir Singh's grandson
  • Upendra Limaye as Freddy Patil
  • Mathew Varghese as Shreepad Balaji, Karthik and Geetanjali's father
  • Indira Krishnan as Motika S., Karthik and Geetanjali's mother
  • Mrinmayee Godbole as Dr. Amrita
  • Shabana Haroon as Niloofar Rahmani, Abrar's first wife
  • Shafina Shah as Mehrunnisa Baig, Abrar's second wife
  • Mansi Taxak as Umm-e-Hani, Abrar's third and youngest wife
  • Kunal Thakur as Madanagopal, Geetanjali's former fiancè
  • Tannaz Davoodi as the singer in the song "Abrar's Entry – Jamal Kudu"

Production

Development

In September 2019, it was reported that Sandeep Reddy Vanga would turn as producer for his next directional venture in Bollywood. It was further reported that he would produce the venture along with Murad Khetani, Ashwin Varde, Bhushan Kumar and Kishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series.[17] On 10 October, the company's and Vanga's new production banner Bhadrakali Pictures announced their collaboration for Vanga's next directional; marking their second collaboration after Kabir Singh (2019).[18] In early December, Vanga was reported to have approached Ranbir Kapoor to play the lead role in the film. ETimes reported that Kapoor was "keen" to work on the film, however, will finalize only after hearing the final script, which was still progressing writing.[19]

In June 2020, however, it was reported that Vanga met Kapoor in January and narrated another script, which was reportedly titled Devil.[20] In late December, Anil Kapoor was reported to be part of the cast.[21] On 1 January 2021, the company's made an official public announcement of the venture, revealing also the title of the film and the crew.[22] In late April, Bobby Deol and Parineeti Chopra were cast, with the former playing lead antagonist role, while the latter plays lead actress role.[23]

In March 2022, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to dance in an item number for the film.[24] The same month, it was reported that Chopra had backed out of the film, due to schedule conflicts, and was replaced by Mandanna.[25] On 2 April, Mandanna's commitments were officially announced.[26] Mandanna called it "a dream come true."[27]

Filming

Principal photography began in Manali in April 2022.[28][29] The second schedule was in Mumbai in May 2022 and filming was held at Pataudi Palace in July 2022.[30] The next schedules were held in Delhi and Punjab.[31][32] The filming was wrapped up in mid-March 2023. The film resumed in England and Scotland beginning in April with a schedule of 15–20 days.[33]

Music

Main article: Animal (soundtrack)

The film score is composed by Harshavardhan Rameshwar, who scored Reddy's previous films Arjun Reddy and its Hindi remake Kabir Singh. The songs featured in the film are composed by JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshwardhan Rameshwar, while the background score was composed by Harshwardhan Rameshwar.[34] Lyrics were written by Manoj Muntashir, Raj Shekhar, Siddharth-Garima, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Ashim Kemson and Bhupinder Babbal.

The album features eight tracks with four singles — "Hua Main",[35] "Satranga",[36] "Papa Meri Jaan"[37] and "Arjan Vailly"[38] — were released before the audio launch. The soundtrack to Animal was released at a music launch and fan experience event held on 24 November 2023 at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai.[39]

Marketing

The teaser was released on Kapoor's Birthday 28 September 2023.[40] Arijit Singh held a concert in Chandigarh where Ranbir Kapoor joined him to promote film with the song Satranga on 4 November 2023. During the semi-final of 2023 Cricket World Cup, Ranbir Kapoor attended the stadium to watch the match and for promotional activities of the film on 15 November 2023. The teaser was showcased on Burj Khalifa on 18 November 2023, they also conducted film promotions at Marq Club and Dubai's Global Village on the same day in Dubai. The trailer was released on 23 November 2023. The cast appeared on the Unstoppable talk show, which premiered on Aha on 24 November 2023. They also appeared on Indian Idol. The film held its pre-release event in Hyderabad on 27 November 2023 with Mahesh Babu and S. S. Rajamouli as the chief guests.

Release

Animal was initially set for a 11 August 2023 release, but was postponed due to post-production and dubbing work.[41] It was theatrically released on 1 December 2023 in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages.[10]

The film had planned to premiere in North America on 30 November 2023, a day before its release.[42] In the United States, it will be screened in 888 theaters, marking the highest number for a Hindi film, surpassing the screen count of Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022) and Jawan (2023).[43][44]

Animal received an A (adults only) certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, a day prior to its trailer release, for strong bloody violence, profanity and some sexuality.[45] It has been classified 18 by the British Board of Film Classification for the same reason.[46]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 28% of 25 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.4/10.[47]

Awarding the film 4.5/5 stars, Bollywood Hungama praised "Ranbir Kapoor’s outstanding performance, clap-worthy massy scenes, and interval block."[11] Sukanya Verma of Rediff gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Animal is relentless as a euphoric medley of feral rage and dance of the dysfunctional. The twists go on well until end credits as more blood is splattered our way."[12] Ganesh Aaglave of Firstpost gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Animal is an adrenaline experience which will have polarising views but you can't deny its entertaining quotient, breathtaking performances and storytelling."[13] Puja Awasthi of The Week gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Animal for all its blood and gore, is the story of a son’s aching desire for his father’s approval. Why even its ballads are less romance, more revenge. And its female characters for all their luminosity, are just props".[14]

Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times found it "an absolute massy, entertaining and extremely violent thriller which doesn't believe in conforming to the norms", while adding that the extreme violence might be off-putting for some.[48] Titas Chowdhury of News18 gave 3.5/5 stars, labelled it "dark, loud and garish but also unapologetic", and thought that Ranbir Kapoor "breathes life into this undesirable character with a lot of charisma and swag".[49] Abhimanyu Mathur of DNA India rated the film 3.5/5 and opined, "Animal takes everything that was problematic and increases it several notches. It is downright the most violent Hindi film I have seen, and also one of the most inherently toxic and misogynist. The amazing part is that it is still very well made and entertaining, enhanced further by yet another great performance from Kapoor".[50]

Conversely, Renuka Vyavahare of The Times of India gave 2.5/5 stars and termed the film "all swag and no substance derailed family drama"; she was critical of "Vanga's take on women or violence" but praised Ranbir's "raw sex appeal and unmatched intensity".[51] India Today's Anvita Singh gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Ranbir Kapoor is stellar in problematic, paper-thin film."[52] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote "Ranbir is on fire, inhabiting to a frightening degree Vijay’s delusional personal war. Reptile-eyed even at his smouldering best, Kapoor’s career-best performance makes Animal tough to stomach, but equally difficult to ignore".[53]

In a negative review, Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express expressed disappointment that the performances of Ranbir and Anil Kapoor had been "wasted in this pointless, vile tale".[54] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "The sickeningly violent father-son action drama rarely pauses for breath."[55] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "Sandeep Reddy Vanga's movie has the kind of writing you'll find in BDSM erotica like Fifty Shades of Grey, but presented with the same earnestness of 'pure love' that we saw in Arjun Reddy."[56] Phuong Le of The Guardian gave 1/5 stars and wrote "Animal sinks even further into regressive depths, resulting in one of the vilest protagonists to have graced the big screen."[57]

Box office

Animal had the fourth-biggest advance booking in Hindi cinema, and the third-highest for 2023 after Jawan and Pathaan.[58] On its opening day, the film collected a total India net of ₹638 million (US$7.6 million).[59] In the United States, the film was released alongside Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, Silent Night, Godzilla Minus One, and The Shift, and made $6.1 million from 888 theatres in its opening weekend, finishing in seventh place, behind the second weekend totals of Wish and Napoleon.[60] Worldwide, it emerged as the No. 1 film on its opening weekend with $42.1 million, surpassing all the films globally.[61] As of 17 December 2023, Animal grossed over ₹835.87 crore (US$100 million) worldwide.

Sequel

Shortly after the film's release, Vanga confirmed his plans to make a sequel titled Animal Park.[62]

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