Emraan Hashmi Says He Wanted To Be In Ranbir Kapoor's Film 'Animal', 'There Were Questionable...'

In 2023, Ranbir Kapoor and Anil Kapoor's starrer Animal became a subject of debate despite being one of the highest-grossing films of the year. While a section of society thought the Sandeep Reddy Vanga film to be absolutely misogynistic and a wrong example for society, others discussed that it was just a film and nothing more. Recently, the popular Bollywood actor, Emraan Hashmi revealed his thoughts on Animal.

Emraan Hashmi says he would have loved to be a part of Animal

During a conversation with Instant Bollywood, Emraan was asked which movie he wished he could have been a part of, he took some time and then answered, "Animal." Further, he explained the reason behind his choice and said that he enjoyed watching the film despite the humongous backlash. Emraan was quoted as saying:

"Despite the backlash and mixed opinions, I really enjoyed it and would have loved to be a part of it."

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Emraan Hashmi heaps praise on Sandeep Reddy Vanga's vision for Animal

Further in the interaction, the actor acknowledged the criticism Vanga's action film, Animal received. However, Emraan shared his perspective from the audience's point of view and said that despite certain questionable scenes, one must appreciate the director's noteworthy work. In his words:

"But mai generally filmo ko sirf ek audience ke taur pe dekhta hu. I did not want to get into the details of…There are a lot of things questionable about the way the film was made. But as a journey, I think the director really had a very very different vision… I appreciate that for a filmmaker to go out and do something daringly different. I really enjoyed it."

When Emraan Hashmi commended Ranbir Kapoor's performance in Animal

This isn't the first time that Emraan Hashmi has praised Animal. Earlier, during an interview on Shubhankar Mishra's podcast, the actor talked about Ranbir Kapoor's 'commendable' performance in the film. Emraan praised Ranbir's portrayal of a character like 'Ranvijay Singh'. He was quoted as saying:

"Main jyadatar itni filmein dekhta nahi hoon but maine ye dekhi hai. I think it was commendable jis tarah unhone poore conviction ke saath ek aise character ko play kiya which is not easy to like. Grey shades hein but poore conviction ke saath unhone us character ko play kiya, which is commendable."

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Emraan Hashmi's professional front

Emraan Hashmi started in the Hindi film industry almost two decades ago and became popular after starring alongside Mallika Sherawat in the 2004 film, Murder. Most recently, he was seen on the web series, Showtime, along with Mouni Roy, Naseeruddin Shah, Mahima Makwana, and others. Next, the actor will be seen in They Call Him OG and G2, apart from part two of his series, Showtime.

What do you think of Emraan Hashmi's fondness for Ranbir Kapoor's Animal?

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