Kiran Rao says she never watched Sandeep Reddy Vanga's films, team 'Animal' digs up old article

Kiran Rao, Aamir Khan and Sandeep Reddy Vanga

Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Animal' has become the most talked about film of 2023. Despite earning over Rs 700 crore at the box office, the film has received strong criticism from prominent individuals. Several film personalities also objected to the politics of the film. Recently, reacting to Kiran's take on his films, Sandeep Reddy Vanga hit back at her by calling out her ex-husband Aamir Khan's film 'Dil'. Now Kiran Rao has said that she never commented on Vanga's films as she has never watched them. Vanga is known for making films like 'Arjun Reddy', 'Kabir Singh' and 'Animal'.

"I have never commented on Mr Sandeep's films because I have never seen them. I have often spoken on misogyny and the representation of women on screen. I have talked about it on various platforms at various times. But I have never taken the name of any film because it is not about the specific film. Why Mr Vanga has assumed that I was talking about his film you'll have to ask him. I have never seen his film," Rao told The Quint.

Vanga had hit back at Rao saying that her ex-husband Aamir Khan had done misogynistic songs like ‘Khambe jaisi khadi hai' back in the day. Reacting to it, Rao said that her husband was one of the few who apologised for it. "There are very few people who would look back at their body of work and apologise for doing something problematic in retrospect," she added.

The official X handle of the film 'Animal' reacted to Kiran Rao's claim by sharing an old article by Hindustan Times that quotes the filmmaker speaking about 'Kabir Singh' and 'Baahubali'.

What Sandeep Reddy Vanga said about Aamir Khan:

During a recent interview with Dainik Jagran, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga responded to a media report wherein he recalled a statement saying, "Today morning, my AD showed me an article. It is of the second ex-wife of a superstar. She is saying that films like Bahubaali 2 and Kabir Singh promote misogyny and stalking." Further replying to this statement Vanga said, "I think she does not know the difference between stalking and approaching. When people read these things out of context, they tend to agree. This is entirely wrong."

He further said in Hindi, "I would like to say to that woman, go ask Aamir Khan, ‘Khambe jaisi khadi hai, Ladki hai ya fuljari hai' woh kya tha? What was that? Then come back to me. If you remember Dil, he almost creates the situation towards an attempted rape, and it makes her realise that she was wrong. She ultimately falls in love. What was all that? I don't understand why they attack like that before checking the surroundings."