Bobby Deol believes that each step in the past few years, from Class of 83 (2020) to Aashram, as he slowly revived his career has led him to this point. To Animal. In the three days since its release, the Ranbir Kapoor-led film has polarised audiences and sparked debates. At the same time, it has enjoyed a huge opening, and won Deol praise for his performance as the revenge-obsessed mute gangster. “I feel like I am dreaming,” he begins. 

For the acclaim coming his way, Deol has only one person to thank—director Sandeep Reddy Vanga. Had he expected that Animal would take the box office by storm? In a way, he did. “From the time I met Sandeep and when I shot for it, I had a strong gut feeling that this film will be special. When the numbers came out, it felt [surreal]. Sandeep Reddy Vanga is a one-of-a-kind director. From designing that machine gun, to the chain I wear in the film, it’s all him.”