Released in December 2023, Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Animal’ generated significant anticipation. While the film quickly gained popularity, it wasn’t all for good reasons. Despite emerging as one of the highest-grossing films of 2023 under the direction of Sandeep Reddy Vanga, a certain section of the society have called out the film and its cast and crew for depicting gore, violence, misogyny, and toxic masculinity.