Sandeep Vanga shares Bobby Deol M secret in Animal

Why was Bobby Deol a Muslim in Animal. Sandeep Reddy Vanga, often regarded as one of the most controversial filmmakers in Bollywood, is currently in the spotlight with his latest film "Animal," which is achieving significant success at the box office. However, the film has faced substantial criticism from a considerable audience for its perceived misogyny and depiction of toxic masculinity.

In a notable twist within the film, Bobby Deol portrayed a character named Abrar, a Muslim, despite belonging to a Sikh family. Sandeep Reddy Vanga addressed this choice, stating, “I’ve seen people, when they enter a zone of zero confidence, people will come and say to them, ‘Go to a church, or go to a baba, he’ll give some taweez (pendant), change your name…’ I’ve seen people changing their religion because so much has happened to them. At a low point, they feel like it’s a new birth, it’s a change of identity completely… We see a lot of people converting to Islam and Christianity; we never see anybody converting to Hinduism.”

He clarified, “So, I thought I’ll use this, because you can get multiple wives in Islam. I can have multiple cousins with different faces; the drama will be bigger. That’s the only reason. There was no intention to show a Muslim in a bad light.”

Sandeep Reddy Vanga also shared his perspective on critics and their impact on his films. He mentioned that the reviews from a handful of critics did not affect the opening of "Kabir Singh." He expressed, “You’re making money, fame, name, everything by criticizing my film, then go ahead. That’s what happened with most of the critics during Kabir Singh. Their shot to fame was criticizing ‘Kabir Singh’…Nobody speaks about the craft, the editing, sound design, because they are literally illiterate, uneducated when it comes to films. They have no sense of how to criticize the film or review the film (sic).”