Farhan Akhtar on Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘alpha male’ in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal: ‘I don’t believe that some things should not be shown’

 

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When asked if it is true women are drawn more towards “alpha male” characters, Farhan responded, “There are different types of people in the world. There are people fascinated by different kinds of human beings. So, I am sure there are people who find ‘alpha males’ (attractive).” Even after receiving a lot of flack from critics and a section of the audience for the way it deals with gender politics and glorifies male chauvinism, Animal emerged as a huge blockbuster.

When asked what his definition of “alpha (male)” is, Farhan said, “An ‘Alpha’ means you want to be at the top of the pyramid. That’s basically what ‘alpha’ means. ‘Alpha male’ is the leader of a pack. That you want to be the leader of a pack…  The minute you get into the discussion of ‘I am better than you’, ‘I am stronger than you’, ‘I am braver than you’, ‘more courageous than you’, I am sure there are actually people like that also, in terms of they’ll be good at dealing with certain situations better than others.”

He concluded, “But it is not something an alpha male will need to impress on someone. If I have to go around banging a drum and telling people that ‘I am the bomb’, what kind of bomb are you when you have to go everywhere and tell people that? People should feel it when they interact with you, when they speak to you, when they leave the room, when they are impressed by you. Not because you have told them, when you go out, ‘Be impressed’. It doesn’t work that way. You have to treat people with dignity. Every single person in your life should feel like an important part of your life.”

Animal made over Rs 900 crore worldwide. Farhan is gearing up to make his directorial comeback with films such as Don 3 and Jee Le Zaraa.