In Pic: Javed Akhtar
Animal has been in the news for the longest time and well, it looks like it has now caught the attention of screenwriter, lyricist and poet, Javed Akhtar, who spoke about such films achieving success. For the unversed, the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial starring Ranbir Kapoor is one of the biggest Indian blockbusters of 2023, and has earned close to Rs 900 crore worldwide.
Speaking at the 9th Ajanta-Ellora International Film Festival in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Akhtar went on to say, "The image of a hero should be created with an awareness of what is right and how it should be. Today's writers need to think because confusion has increased among them. The reason for this is that society is in confusion. Society does not decide what is right and what is wrong, but it is reflected in cinema. There was a time when the poor were good and the rich were bad. But today, we only have one thought in our head, âKaun Banega Crorepati?' So we can't make the rich look bad now since we ourselves want to be rich."
He further went on to highlight one of the scenes from the movie and said, "If there's a film in which a man asks a woman to lick his shoe or if a man says it's okay to slap a woman⦠and the film is a super hit, that's dangerous." The said scene takes place between Ranbir and Triptii Dimri's characters in the movie.
He also said that he feels that nowadays, there is more responsibility on the audiences than filmmakers. as the audiences have to decide what movies they like and what they don't like.
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He said, "It is entirely up to the audiences to decide what to reject. The ball is currently in the audiences' court. Even today, there are as many filmmakers making good movies, but only a few. The fate of cinema depends on how long you stand with them."
Animal also features Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, among others. The movie releases on December 1, 2023, and has been in the headlines for the longest time for its story, dialogues, and more.
