Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who is known for his blockbuster films like Kabir Singh and Animal, has often found himself at the center of polarized opinions. During an interview, he addressed the criticism surrounding Animal, particularly the reaction by the film industry to Ranbir Kapoor starrer.
A promo from his upcoming interview with Game Changer, featured the filmmaker pointing out the apparent contradiction in how the film was received. “People who criticized very badly, film-related people, everybody said Ranbir was brilliant. I am not jealous of Ranbir, but the point is ‘Ranbir was brilliant, but the writer-director was…’ I don’t understand the disparity,” he remarked.
He further explained that the industry seemed eager to work with Ranbir, hence it made it easier for them to target him as the director.
“I understood they want to work with Ranbir. That’s clear because if they say anything to Ranbir… It’s easy to make a comment about me because I am new to this place. A filmmaker will make a film in 2-3 years, but an actor will appear five times. So the one with whom you can work more, you won’t say anything about him. That’s true,” added SRV.
Despite of all the criticism, Animal went on to become the second highest grosser of 2023, collecting over Rs. 900 crore.
