Nakuul Mehta dubs for Ranbir Kapoor in English version of Animal: ‘Felt liberating, powerful, painful’

Nakuul Mehta revealed that he had a "beaten throat" trying to recreate Ranbir Kapoor's high-octane performance in Animal, for the film's English version on streaming.

By: Entertainment Desk

Mumbai | February 10, 2024 11:27 AM IST

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Nakuul Mehta has dubbed in English for Ranbir Kapoor's Animal. (Photos: Nakuul Mehta/ Instagram, film still)

Television actor Nakuul Mehta took to social media to share that he recently dubbed for the English version of Ranbir Kapoor‘s Animal for Netflix. The actor shared a video on Instagram of his wife Jankee Parekh watching the controversial film, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, at their home. She expressed awe of his vocal performance. Along with the video, Nakull also wrote a long note sharing his experience working on the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer, which went on to become one of the biggest hits of 2023, earning Rs 917.82 crore globally.

Nakuul shared that he spent over two weeks dubbing for the movie in a “dark cold studio.” He wrote, “Spending a fortnight up close with Ranbir in a dark cold dubbing studio with only a flask containing hot water, turmeric, honey & some extremely black coffee for company has been one heck of a ride I promise you!”

Nakuul also lauded Ranbir’s acting chops and said that working on the film ‘felt liberating, powerful, painful’. He added, “Watching one of the finest of our generation deliver this cracker of an act so up close has been both beautiful and at times painful given the playing field of the film. It has felt liberating, powerful, painful and never ending at different points yet I feel so enriched have had this wonderful opportunity to recreate this act in English under the expert direction of the amazing @benaifermirza & the relentless @sagar.dani666 at @mayukhiinsyncstudios.”

He concluded, “Animal is now also playing in ENGLISH on Netflix. Would love to hear your thoughts if you do end up giving it a watch. P.S. Also to everyone who volunteered to bring me Vocalzone pastilles from across the world, your kindness carried me through the fortnight I spent with a beaten throat trying to recreate this high octane performance. P.P.S. Look out for the scene between Vijay and Varun where I got to spar with my frontman @alekhsangal in his backyard.”

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