Tanishaa Mukerji dubs Animal as a feminist movie, defends ‘lick my shoe’ scene: ‘It was very realistic’

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Now, Bollywood icon Kajol’s younger sister and actor Tanishaa Mukerji too has shared her perspective on the film and labelled it as a feminist movie.

Opining that Animal isn’t an anti-feminist film, Mukerji claimed it endorses equality on many levels. “For instance, when Ranbir’s character encourages his sister to speak up after her education at the prestigious Harvard University, it’s a way of motivating her to take over the business and utilise her mind and education. I thought that was absolutely brilliant. Also, the way Ranbir’s character makes a small gesture by putting on shoes for his wife Rashmika during their honeymoon is interesting and heartwarming. How many men in India would actually bow down to their wives and do that?” she asked while speaking to Firstpost.

“So, I thought it was beautiful, and the movie is pretty much in favour of feminism, as is Ranbir’s character. It was very realistic because, in certain instances, it actually makes women understand their own hypocrisy better,” Mukerji observed, adding, “For instance, when Ranbir tells Rashmika that you are fine with me killing people but you aren’t fine with me cheating on you? Isn’t that hypocrisy? What is worse? Murder or cheating? I thought it was a very well-written film and beautifully done. I loved every moment of Animal.”

“We need to understand the psyche of men who have to take care of their entire family. We have to understand the psyche of men who have been brought up from childhood to be the responsible one. Ranbir says it so beautifully to Anil Kapoor who was going to protect my sister from being ragged and harassed when you were busy? The way he did it is certainly questionable, but we have to understand the psyche,” she noted.

Mentioning that she has previously praised Quentin Tarantino for creating Kill Bill, the actor stated that she now feels she should praise Vanga as well for creating Animal. Stating that it was wrong for critics and industry people to criticise the movie the way they did, she said that she was genuinely happy for Vanga, Kapoor, and the entire team. “I feel Ranbir is one of the finest actors in our industry today.

“I also feel it was very pro-feminism, especially because of that scene where Ranbir tells Rashmika that you are getting married to someone just because of the choice of your parents. Whereas, in the olden days, women used to choose the strongest men because they used to fight, kill, and show their strength and worthiness. At that time, women used to choose, and what else can be superior to that? That’s truly the height of feminism. Telling a woman to choose the strongest man who can protect and take care of you is the best thing ever. That’s the world we live in today, and that’s why I feel women need to realise this.”

Claiming that the “lick my shoe” scene in the movie was taken completely out of context, Mukerji added, “According to me, the context was that when Tripti’s character came to confess and tell him that she loves him, it was his way of testing whether Tripti was genuinely in love or not. In order to love, one needs to keep his or her ego aside. Licking someone else’s shoe is the worst thing someone can agree with, and that’s why when she is actually ready to do it, he doesn’t let her do so because he realises that she indeed does love him. That’s exactly why he let her go despite having killed everyone who’s been against his father.”