Bhumi Pednekar defends 'Animal' director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's work

Sandeep Reddy Vangas movie Animal stirred up strong opinions in 2023 with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead The film faced criticism for its excessive violence and perceived misogyny drawing disapproval from figures like Javed Akhtar and Parvathy ThiruvothuBhumi Pednekar defends AnimalIn a recent interview Bhumi Pednekar shared her perspective on the film with The Lallantop mentioning that she has seen it but expressing her disinterest in hypermasculine filmsShe shared I watched Animal Truly I donrsquot like hypermasculine films and thatrsquos not for just now even earlier I never liked them Even in Hollywood the action filmshellip I like watching romcoms those kind of films I really enjoyAccording to Bhumi Pednekar a movie serves as a filmmakers means of selfexpression but the real challenge lies in what the audience takes away from it She shared ldquoI genuinely believe that a film is a filmmakerrsquos self expression and that is very important But as an audience what you learn from that self expression that is the challengerdquoSandeep Reddy Vanga on Javed Akhtars criticism of AnimalSandeep Reddy Vanga is currently enjoying the success of the Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Animal The director has been quite vocal about the backlash his film has received and is leaving no stone unturned in replying to the people who have criticized his action drama From Kiran Rao to several other critics Vanga has been calling out all of them This time on his radar was veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar In a recent time Javed Akhtar Sandeep Reddy Vangas Animal success dangerousrsquoNow while hitting back at Akhtar Vanga in an interview with Siddharth Kannan said It is very clear that he did not watch the film Itrsquos very clear in that comment that he did not see the entire film Now if someone is talking without watching the film what can I say about them Obviously you feel bad because it is very clear that he has not seen the film and not only about him anybody who is throwing stones on an art piece why donrsquot they check their surroundings firstrdquoHe further asked Javed Akhtar why he didnt tell the same thing to his own son for producing a show Like Mirzapur Sandeep shared ldquoWhy didnrsquot he tell the same thing to Farhan Akhtar when he was producing Mirzapur Duniya bhar ke gaali Mirzapur ek show mai hai the series is full of abuses and I havenrsquot watched the whole show When the show was translated into Telugu if you watch that then you will feel like puking Why is he not checking his sonrsquos work