Anurag Kashyap Says Daughter Aaliyah 'Hated' Animal, Pic With Sandeep Reddy Vanga: I've Been Attacked...
anurag kashyap says daughter aaliyah 'hated' animal, pic with sandeep reddy vanga
Filmmmaker Anurag Kashyap's daughter Aaliyah did not reiterate with her father's take on last year's hit film Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor. Revealing how she "hated" the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial, Kashyap said Aaliyah even called him out for supporting the movie and posting a picture with Vanga.
During an interview with Janice Sequiera on YouTube, Kashyap shared, "My daughter (Aaliyah Kashyap) called me out. She hated Animal. On my post (picture with Sandeep), my friends called me out. They all came home and asked me 10,000 questions. And I was like, tum baki sab toh chhod do, picture ka naam kya hai? Animal. It's not called ‘Human.’ Why did the film become difficult? Because everyone's favourite Ranbir Kapoor played the role. And he did it with all conviction. He decided to play the character instead of being politically correct or diplomatically correct or correct for a certain section of things. He went all out to play a person who is problematic all the way."
Animal, also starring Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Triptii Dimri, is a revenge drama that made headlines for his portrayal of toxic masculinity, infedility and violence. While the film was a box office success, it divided the audience over several debates around its depiction of themes like misogyny.
Kashyap was among the few filmmakers who openely lauded Vanga for his direction and Ranbir's performance in Animal, over a social media post.
Looking back, Kashyap further said in the interview, "I know so many people in this industry and in this world who you'd think are right when viewed from the outside. But they're not, they're posturing. So many of people who call themselves feminists, 50% of them are posturing. I know so many people, who've written stories, broken stories, they're so complicated. I have their messages with me which are so complicated. I'd rather deal with a complicated but an honest person. Whoever they are, you don't have to second-guess yourself. People like to attack these kind of persons. I've been attacked myself,” Anurag added.