'No one questioned when villain wore Tilak for decades': Pranay Reddy Vanga on criticism for showing villian from minority in Animal
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Hyderabad, Dec 26: The movie 'Animal', which has hit headlines for all good as well as several wrong reasons, has once grabbed the limelight but this time it is because of movie producer Pranay Reddy Vanga. In an interview with iDream Media, he slammed the critics, who questioned why the villain is Muslim, highlighting a double standard in the industry.
Notably, Bobby Deol plays the character of Abrar in 'Animal' who is a Muslim with three wives and eight children. Speaking on this, a section of critics and commentators have described the Bollywood blockbuster as biased and prejudiced for showing the antagonist as a Muslim.
In his latest interview, producer Pranay Reddy Vanga addressed the criticism and fired back at the critics, highlighting a double standard in the industry. He said that, for decades, Hindi films have shown a Tilak-wearing Hindu character as the villain. "Those villains in the movies sport a 'bottu'. Just because Muslim is a minority identity, they are making all these comments against Animal," Pranay said.
Pranay Reddy Vanga also exposed the prevalent trend of inflating box office numbers through corporate bookings, a practice that Animal refrained from. He emphasized the film's commitment to transparency by not engaging in the widespread industry trend of corporate bookings, a strategy often employed to artificially boost box office figures.
Pranay stated, “The numbers announced for Animal are accurate numbers. Usually in Bollywood, they have a trend of corporate bookings which we haven’t done. Animal is yet to touch Rs 1000 crore mark.” This candid revelation provides insight into the mechanisms used by some filmmakers and producers to manipulate box office statistics, thereby creating a false narrative of a film's success.