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Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal has been divisive film; on the one hand, it is making a killing at the box office, but on the other, it’s drawing criticism for its glorification of toxic masculinity. Now, the controversy has reached the floor of the Rajya Sabha, with Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan telling Parliament that her daughter broke down in tears after watching the crime epic.
She said according to AajTak, “Cinema is a mirror of society. We have grown up watching cinema, and it can influence the youth. First, there were films like Kabir Singh and Pushpa, and now there is Animal. My daughter went to watch the film with her college friends, and walked out midway through because she couldn’t stop crying.”
The MP added that the film shows violence towards women, and that this can have an impact on the youth. “Look at Kabir Singh, how he treats his wife, people, and society, and the movie justifies his actions… They have started considering him as a role model. Because we are seeing it in movies, we are seeing this kind of violence in the society, too.” The MP also criticised the use of the song “Arjan Vailly,” in the film. The Punjabi war anthem plays in a scene where Ranbir Kapoor’s character goes on a murderous rampage.
“As far as ‘Arjan Vailly’ is concerned,” the MP continued, “Hari Singh Nalwa, the commander-in-chief of the Sikh Force, who fought against the Mughals, against the British, his son was Arjan Singh Nalwa. He saved many Muslims from Pakistan’s Gujranwala, before the Partition. The movie uses this historical song in a gang war setting, and this could hurt religious sentiments.”
Also starring Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol, Animal has made nearly Rs 550 crore globally so far.
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