It has been 20 days since 'Animal' has released. Now, filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga has opened up about one of the most controversial scenes from his latest.
In an interview with Galatta Plus, the director was questioned about a scene in the movie where Ranvijay (played by Ranbir Kapoor) praises his girlfriend, Geetanjali (played by Rashmika Mandanna), for her 'big pelvis' merely for its shock factor, which he did accomplish. Confirming it, the director said that it is, in fact, a compliment.
The filmmaker explained why Ranbir’s character wasn't able to express how he felt about Rashmika's character in the scene. “He’s trying a different route to explain to her because it’s her engagement day and they were not in touch. Coming with that force and saying ‘Listen, Geetanjali, I really love your pelvis;’ he is trying to explain a theory which is related to the character, the title also. For the audience, when they are watching the film, it doesn’t seem like what theory he is talking about.”
“I thought of shooting (that) he would just be playing with the petals of the flowers and he’d just put his hand on her feet. I wanted to shoot that but I thought I would not show it. I thought on the shoot day ‘Let’s not do that and again give a shock,'” revealed Vanga.
He further explained, “I felt like she is walking away, he knew that if he let her go without saying one more line, he knew that she was gone. So how should I say that I am seeing my future with you? I want to marry you. I thought in these situations, boys behave very differently sometimes. Your intention is something else but you end up saying something else. So, he didn’t know what to say. This was the brief given to Ranbir also. Suddenly he doesn’t know what to say and he says 'Geetanjali, you got a big pelvis.' He is giving a reason that I’m seeing a future with you that we’ll get married and have babies. I thought that was a compliment. I never thought…how you found it ugly."
Post the dialogue in the film, responding to the line, an irritated Geetanjali asked him, “Are you calling me fat?” Ranvijay tells her that it’s a compliment and it means she has ‘child bearing hips.’
'Animal' also stars Bobby Deol, Triptii Dimri, Suresh Oberoi and Prem Chopra. It is backed by T-Series, Cine1 Studios and Bhadrakali Pictures and released on December 1. It continues to rule the box office, despite its mixed reactions and makers have recently announced a sequel as well.
