Rashmika Mandanna Calls Ranbir Kapoor 'Supportive', Recalls Animal Shoot: 'I Told Him...'
Animal was released in theatres in December 2023. The film starred Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead.
Rashmika Mandanna praised her Animal co-star Ranbir Kapoor in a new interview. Recently, the actress was speaking to Mashable India when she recalled shooting with Ranbir for the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial. Rashmika was shown a selfie she took on the sets with Ranbir Kapoor when she talked about the same and called the latter 'supportive and kind".
'The last day of Animal shoot. I want to RK and told him, 'We definitely have to have a picture together'. We shoot films. Generally, I do not take pictures. But for memories, it is important. RK has always been super kind, super supportive. He is definitely an amazing friend to have," the actress said.
Animal was released in theatres in December 2023. The film, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead, revolves around a man and his toxic relationship with his father. The film shows Vijay (played by Ranbir) as an anti-hero who would go to any lengths to protect his father, including gunning down 200 people with a machine gun. However, despite his efforts, he struggles to get a seal of approval from his emotionally unavailable father (played by Anil Kapoor).
However, following the film's release, Animal also made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Despite being a box office hit, it was called toxic and misogynistic by many. The film earned over Rs 900 crores.
Previously, Rashmika Mandanna appeared on Neha Dhupia's podcast when she argued that Animal was 'just about a character' who's 'messed in the head.' She called the film 'raw, real and correct' and stated that despite everything, people enjoyed it.
'He's messed in the head and will go to any lengths for his father, that was engraved in my mind when I shot for the film. Nobody can do anything about it, it's his story. If you want films to be raw, real and correct, Animal is that. After watching it, to say it's misogynistic or whatever…if you enjoyed it, just leave it," she had said.
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