Animal New Movie 2023
Animal
is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Murad Khetani, and Pranay Reddy Vanga under T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures, and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, alongside Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Tripti Dimri. In the film, Ranvijay "Vijay" learns about an assassination attempt on his father Balbir Singh, and he sets out to exact revenge.The film was officially announced in January 2021, along with the title of the film. Principal photography commenced in April 2022 and wrapped by April 2023. The film has music composed by JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshwardhan Rameshwar, cinematography handled by Amit Roy and editing by Sandeep Reddy Vanga.
Animal was theatrically released on 1 December 2023 in standard and IMAX formats and received polarizing reviews from critics. With a runtime of 201 minutes (3 hours 21 minutes), the film emerged as one of the longest Indian films made. It has grossed ₹ 356 crore (US$45 million) as of 3 December 2023.
Cast
- Ranbir Kapoor in a dual role as Ranvijay "Vijay" Balbir Singh and Aziz Haque
- Ahmad Ibn Umar as young Ranvijay
- Anil Kapoor in a dual role as Balbir R. Singh, owner of Swastik corp., Ranvijay's father and Kailash/Bablya Ramteke (Balbir's body double)
- Bobby Deol as Abrar Haque, Asrar, Abid and Aziz's brother, Azim's son, Shamsher's grandson and Ranvijay's estranged cousin
- Leon Ung as young Abrar
- Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali "Geetu" Singh nee Iyengar, Ranvijay's wife
- Diyara Valecha as young Geetanjali Iyengar
- Tripti Dimri as Zoya Riaz
- Charu Shankar as Jyoti B. Singh, Balbir's wife, and Ranvijay's mother
- Babloo Prithiveeraj as Asrar Haque, Azim's eldest son, Shamsher's grandson and Abrar, Abid and Aziz's elder brother
- Shakti Kapoor as PK Mishra, COO of Swastik Corp.
- Prem Chopra as Dalbir Singh / Bade Daji, Rajdheer and Shamsher's elder brother, Balbir's uncle and Ranvijay's granduncle
- Suresh Oberoi as Rajdheer Dodamal Singh / Dadaji, Dalbir's younger brother and Shamsher's elder brother, Balbir's father and Ranvijay's grandfather
- Siddhant Karnick as Varun Pratap Malhotra, Reet's husband, Ranvijay's brother-in-law, Balbir's Son-in-law and MD of Swastik Corp.
- Saurabh Sachdeva as Abid Haque, Asrar, Abrar and Aziz's brother
Production
Development
In September 2019, it was reported that Sandeep Reddy Vanga would turn as 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 Kishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series . On 10 October, the company's and Vanga's new production banner Bhadrakali Pictures announced their collaboration for Vanga's next direction; marking their second collaboration after Kabir Singh (2019). In early December, Vanga was reported to have approached Ranbir Kapoor to play the lead role in the film. ETimes reported that Kapoor was "keen" to work on the film, however, will finalize only after hearing the final script, which was still progressing in writing.
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. [1 On 1 January 2021, the company made an official public announcement of the venture, revealing also the title of the film and the crew. In late April, Bobby Deol and Parineeti Chopra were cast, with the former playing the lead antagonist role, while the latter plays the lead actress role.
In March 2022, Rashmika Mandanna was reported to dance in an item number for the film. The same month, it was reported that Chopra had backed out of the film, due to schedule conflicts, and was replaced by Mandanna. On 2 April, Mandanna's commitments were officially announced. Mandanna called it "a dream come true."