Animal Director Sandeep Calls Ranbir Kapoor A 'Mix Of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino & Kamal Haasan'

The trailer of Ranbir Kapoor¡¯s Animal is out now and fans are loving how well the actor has relived the flavour of Sandeep Reddy Vanga¡¯s signature protagonists. In a recent interview with PTI, the director known for Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh heaped praises on Ranbir for pulling off this never-seen-before avatar.

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Calling him a great actor, Sandeep shared that Ranbir stands in a different league altogether.

He added, ¡°He is very original. I feel he is a mix of so many actors, it is wrong to compare him to other actors, (But) I feel he is a mix of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Kamal Haasan. This man (Ranbir) has no limitations. He doesn't get angry like his character (in the film). He is a very calm person.¡±

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¡°I remember when I used to write rageful scenes, I would ask him so many times, 'Ranbir, when do you get angry?' He would say, 'I don't get angry, and Sandeep this is the 7th or 9th time you are asking me this'."

Rockstar was the movie that introduced Ranbir to Sandeep Reddy Vanga.

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He revealed, ¡°I saw two shows of 'Rockstar' on the same day. I loved him and I told him about this. I never thought I would get to work with him. As a concept film, this is my second film. I'm glad I got to work with him this early. He had called me saying, 'We should work (together)'. This is after 'Kabir Singh'.¡±

Sandeep shared that Ranbir had texted him after Arjun Reddy but he had ignored it because it was from an unknown number only to realise later that ¡°It was such a mistake.¡±

Animal stars Bobby Deol as the prime antagonist and interestingly he was indeed Vanga¡¯s first choice for the movie.

Sandeep shared, ¡°He is a great guy. From day one, we had Bobby in mind. I had called him in 2020 or 2021, he was promoting 'Class of 83'. For one of the scenes where he is bare-chested, we shot it in Scotland in minus three degrees. He came, he did the shot.¡± Animal will be released in theatres on 1st December.

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The movie also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Boman Irani, Tripti Dimri and Shakti Kapoor in pivotal roles.

Sandeep in his concluding note to PTI said, "I'm so happy that everybody is liking it. I spent more than three years on this film. It all feels good when people like your work. I think the film will be a blockbuster. It's been a while since there has been a story about father and son.¡±

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