Anil Kapoor is all set to play Ranbir Kapoor‘s father in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal. In a recent press conference in Hyderabad, Anil shared that he thought a lot about his late father, and his son while filming the movie. “This film has made me think about my father a lot, and my relationship with my son,” he said.
Anil’s father Surinder Kapoor was a film producer and his son Harshvardhan Kapoor is an actor. Anil said that both him and Ranbir “used our real-life experiences” while playing the characters in Animal and said that it was actually great on Sandeep’s part to cast them as father and son. “I knew Ranbir’s dad very closely and we are very close family friends since more than 60 years now. He is a part of the family,” he said and added that “not just because they are Kapoors,” but otherwise too, they share a kind of resemblance that works for their characters.
“Casting is a very crucial part of a film,” Anil Kapoor said and complimented the way Sandeep Reddy Vanga cast Animal. He said that it was a “masterstroke” to cast Bobby Deol in the role of an antagonist. Anil then proceeded to name some of the other veteran actors who are a part of Animal. Suresh Oberoi, Shakti Kapoor and Prem Chopra are all part of the film and Anil mentioned that they have been around for years but for some reason, the “ageist kind of society” that exists around them does not honour their talents fully. He said that the presence of these actors has given a “freshness” to the film.
Also starring Rashmika Mandanna, Animal releases in theatres on December 1.
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Anil Kapoor says Bobby Deol’s casting in Animal is a ‘masterstroke’, calls Ranbir Kapoor a ‘part of the family’ – The Indian Express
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