When Animal Star Ranbir Kapoor ADMITTED He Can’t Compete With SRK, Salman And Aamir Khan: ‘They Are…’

Ranbir Kapoor is currently basking in the success of his recently released film Animal. The film has turned out to be a huge hit and has minted over Rs 200 crores at the box office. Reportedly, the film has also beat Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan with it’s first Monday collection at the ticket window. While Animal minted over 39 crores, Jawan had earned nearly 30 crores at the box office. The actor is surely competing with the Khans in Bollywood. However, almost 10 years, Ranbir had admitted that could never be in the league of Shah Rukh, Salman and Animal.

Back in 2013, Ranbir while promoting his film Besharam, told the press “I can never compete with the Khans (Shah Rukh, Salman, Aamir)…they are the true superstars.” Well, 10 years down the line, with the release of Animal, the actor has been surely amping up his game and is currently one of the most bankable stars in the industry.

Animal has sparked a debate online. While a section of the audience have enjoyed it, many have also called it out for ‘glorifying toxic misogyny and toxic masculinity.’ Director Anurag Kashyap weighed in on the debate in a chat with News18 Showsha. He said, “I’m yet to watch Animal. But I’m aware of the conversations happening online. Nobody has the right to tell a filmmaker what kind of films they should and shouldn’t make. People in this country get easily offended with films. They get offended with my films too. But I expect educated people to not get offended at the drop of a hat,” he said.

“This discussion happened during Kabir Singh too. Filmmakers have the right to make any film they want to and represent what they want to. We can criticise, argue and disagree with them. Films either provoke or evoke. I’ve no problem with filmmakers that make provocative cinema,” he added.

For the unversed, Animal revolves around a man and his toxic relationship with his father. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the film shows Vijay (played by Ranbir) as an anti-hero who would go to any lengths to protect his father, including gun down 200 people with machine gun. However, despite his efforts, he struggles to get a seal of approval from his emotionally unavailable father (played by Anil Kapoor). His unhealthy relationship with his father impacts his relationship with his wife (played by Rashmika Mandanna).