Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s latest film Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor, has landed itself in much expected controversy. Many people have slammed it for its misogynistic and regressive themes. Among them is the National Award-winning lyricist and actor Swanand Kirkire, who took to Twitter to express his disappointment with the film.
Swanand Kirkire criticises Animal’s treatment of women
Swanand expressed his disappointment with the film in a series of tweets. He started by mentioning old movies that focused on women’s issues and had helped him gain a better understanding of the opposite gender. He wrote in Hindi, “Mehboob Khan’s – Aurat, Gurudutt’s – Saheb Biwi Aur Ghulam, Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s – Anupama, Shyam Benegal’s Ankur and Bhumika, Ketan Mehta’s Mirch Masala, Sudhir Mishra’s Main Zinda Hoon, Gauri Shinde’s English Vinglish, Behl’s Queen, Sujit Sarkar Ki Piku etc, There are many such films in Hindustani cinema which taught me how to respect a woman, her rights and her autonomy and how, after understanding everything, there are still many shortcomings in this age-old thinking. I don’t know whether I succeeded in understanding woman or not, but even today I am constantly trying to improve myself.”
He continued, “All thanks to cinema. But today after watching the movie Animal, I really felt pity for the women of today’s generation. Today again a new man has been prepared for you, who is more scary, who does not respect at all and who aims to subdue you and suppress you, and he feels that it is his objective as a man to feel proud of doing these things.”
He added that the young women of today were seated in the movie theater, cheering when Rashmika was being mistreated. He wrote, “The girls of today’s generation were sitting in that cinema hall and applauding when Rashmika was being beaten. I, in my mind, paid homage to every idea of equality. I have come home. Desperate, dejected and weak. Ranbir’s dialogue in which he defines alpha male and says that men who are not able to become alpha, they become poets to attract women and start making promises of bringing the moon and stars to them. I am a poet. I do poetry for living. Do I have a place? This film is making a lot of money and the glorious history of Indian cinema is being embarrassed.”
Netizens agree with Swanand Kirkire’s views on Animal
Many users agreed with his views and shared their own opinions on the film. Here are some of the tweets that echoed Kirkire’s sentiments:
Animal, which also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor, released on December 1, 2023. The film has been given an Adult certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification. The film has been doing well at the box office.
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