Animal

Animal (2023)

A father-son bond carved in blood.

The hardened son of a powerful industrialist returns home after years abroad and vows to take bloody revenge on those threatening his father's life.

Date of release
2023-12-01
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (219)
Runtime
3h 21m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Sandeep Reddy Vanga
Collection
The Animal Collection

Casting

Interesting facts

Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film co-written, directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, dipanshu, kunal and jointly produced by T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri. The film follows Ranvijay Singh and his troubled relationship with his industrialist father, Balbir Singh. After spending years abroad, Ranvijay learns about an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Balbir and returns home, embarking on a ruthless quest for vengeance.

Production

In September 2019, it was reported that Sandeep Reddy Vanga would turn into a 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 Krishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series.

In June 2020 however, it was reported that Vanga met Kapoor in January and narrated another script, which was reportedly titled Devil. In late December, Anil Kapoor was reported to be part of the cast. 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.

In March 2022, it was reported that Rashmika Mandanna was to dance in an item number for the film. The same month, Mandanna had replaced Chopra, as Vanga was not satisfied with the casting of Chopra during photoshoots. On 2 April, Mandanna's commitments were officially announced. Mandanna called it "a dream come true." Vanga cited Kill Bill as the inspiration for the film's action sequences.

In July 2025, Vanga revealed that the first cut of the film was 225 minutes long, while the second and his satisfactory cut was 210 minutes long. A week before the release, he came under pressure to further trim the film by some 7 minutes, something he eventually regretted after repeatedly watching the film during its theatrical run.

The casting department for the film included Haseeb Bajwa, Jitendra Bhosale, Khushaal Pawar, and Vicky Kisan Mourya, with Naila Mughal handling the UK and international casting.

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