Sandeep Reddy Vanga reveals why he made Bobby Deol’s character a Muslim: ‘Drama can be larger’

Sandeep Reddy Vanga, in a brand new interview with Galatta Plus, revealed why the antagonist of his new movie Animal, Abrar (Bobby Deol), is a Muslim, although he belongs to a household of Sikhs. In the movie, Abrar is the cousin of the protagonist, Rannvijay Singh (performed by Ranbir Kapoor). Also learn: Sandeep Reddy Vanga says solely ‘15-20 jokers’ see Animal’s Ranvijay, Kabir Singh as misogynistic

On why Abrar is a Muslim

Sandeep defined that he wished Bobby’s character to transform due to the private trauma in his backstory. He mentioned, “I’ve seen folks once they enter a zone of zero confidence, folks will come and say to them, ‘Go to a church, or go to a baba, he’ll give some taweez (pendant), change your identify…’ I’ve seen folks altering their faith as a result of a lot has occurred to them. At a low level, they really feel prefer it’s a brand new start, it’s a change of id utterly… We see lots of people changing to Islam and Christianity; we by no means see anyone changing to Hinduism.”

Sandeep said that the idea allowed him to portray Abrar as someone who has multiple wives and can have multiple children. “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,” he said.

In Animal, Abrar (Bobby Deol) goes mute after the traumatising death of his father. He goes on a war against Ranvijay after his brother is killed. Later in the film, it is revealed that they belong to the same family.

In a scene from the film, Abrar is seen taking his frustration out on his wives after he gets to know about his brother’s death. He also goes on to force himself on his new wife. The marital rape scene has invited criticism from certain quarters.

Bobby Deol on his character and marital rape scene

Talking about it, Bobby had said previously to The Quint, “I’m not trying to promote anything. Yes, it was required. How do you showcase a character in such a short span, show what this man is capable of, what kind of person he is? All these scenes were required.” He also said that his mother Prakash Kaur couldn’t bear to watch the film.

Animal

Animal is among the highest grossers of this year. It stars Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby alongside Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri. The film is set against the backdrop of a strained relationship between a son and his father.

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