Ranbir Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, and Anil Kapoor are gearing up for the release of their upcoming film Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. A few days ago, it was revealed that the CBFC granted the film an ‘A’ certificate, and its runtime is 3 hours and 21 minutes. Now, in a recent interaction, Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna defended the film’s runtime, saying that the film absolutely justifies its length.
At a press conference in Bengaluru, Ranbir Kapoor was asked about the lengthy runtime of Animal and he said, “We are not releasing a film this long because we are arrogant about it. We felt that the story required this amount of time to reach the audience in the best way possible.”
He added that he and the team has seen an even lengthier cut of the film. “And actually, all of us have seen the cut of this film which was 3 hours, 49 minutes, and that also held. Wo bhi entertaining tha. But Sandeep has worked very hard to bring the length down. Because you cannot stretch it that much also. But hope that the audience doesn’t get panicked by the length. Just come and experience cinema at its best,” he said.
Rashmika Mandanna shared that Animal features many intricate characters. She mentioned that each character is so complex that a separate film could be made about each one. She believes it takes time to enter their world and understand their psyche. “So I feel like if you have to enter their world and understand from what psyche they are coming, you need so much time. That is the instinct that we have gone by. And the film is so strong, and it holds so well. I don’t think it’s something to worry about,” she said.
Adding to this, Kapoor mentioned that Animal belongs to the family crime drama genre, not just an action film. “It’s got a gamut of emotions. Every character, if it’s a small or a large part, they are such complex characters that you really enjoy seeing it unfold over this time. We have been very careful not to bore the audience with this film,” he said.
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