{"id":45561,"date":"2024-01-09T01:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T01:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/javed-akhtar-labels-animal-success-as-dangerous-makers-react\/"},"modified":"2024-01-09T01:57:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T01:57:03","slug":"javed-akhtar-labels-animal-success-as-dangerous-makers-react","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/javed-akhtar-labels-animal-success-as-dangerous-makers-react\/","title":{"rendered":"Javed Akhtar labels ‘Animal’ success as ‘dangerous’; makers react!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The makers of Ranbir Kapoor\u2019s Box Office juggernaut, \u2018Animal\u2019<\/em> strongly react to the comments of veteran poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar, labelling the film\u2019s success as \u2018dangerous\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In his recent outing at a film festival in Aurangabad, Indian poet Javed Akhtar criticised the success of Sandeep Reddy Vanga\u2019s misogynistic titles like \u2018Animal\u2019<\/em>, \u2018Kabir Singh\u2019<\/em> and the song \u2018Choli Ke Peeche\u2019<\/em>, calling it \u2018dangerous and scary\u2019, as he held audience responsible for making them massive hits.<\/p>\n

Without naming any of the films of the South-Indian filmmaker, he said, \u201cIf there\u2019s a film in which a man asks a woman to lick his shoe, if a man says it\u2019s okay to slap a woman\u2026 and the film is a super hit, that\u2019s dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Akhtar continued, \u201cMore than the filmmaker, the onus lies with the audience today. You take responsibility too for the kind of films you watch. That\u2019s what decides what kind of films will be made. You decide what\u2019s made and what should be rejected. The value and moralities shown in our films lie in your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reacting strongly to the veteran\u2019s statement, the team hit back with a post on the official X handle of the film, which read, \u201cWriter of your calibre cannot understand the betrayal of a lover (Between Zoya & Ranvijay) then all your art form is big FALSE.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Writer of your calibre cannot understand the betrayal of a lover (Between Zoya & Ranvijay) then all your art form is big FALSE \ud83d\ude43 & If a woman (betrayed and fooled by a man in the name of love) would have said \u201click my shoe\u201d then you guys would have celebrated it by calling it\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Animal The Film (@AnimalTheFilm) January 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The makers further justified, \u201cIf a woman (betrayed and fooled by a man in the name of love) would have said \u2018lick my shoe\u2019 then you guys would have celebrated it by calling it feminism.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet love be free from the politics of gender. Let\u2019s just call them lovers. LOVER cheated and lied. LOVER said lick my shoe. Period,\u201d the team added and tagged the lyricist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pertinent to note here that the Kapoor-led neo-noir action thriller of Vanga, \u2018Animal\u2019\u00a0<\/em>scored a bumper opening upon its release in December 2023 and has been a major Box Office success, claiming numerous feats with its numbers.<\/p>\n

However, despite the commercial success, \u2018Animal\u2019<\/em>\u00a0drew polarizing reactions from critics, with many calling it misogynistic, like previous outings of Vanga, including\u00a0\u2018Arjun Reddy\u2019<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0\u2018Kabir Singh\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n

From \u2018Jawan\u2019 to \u2018Animal\u2019: A look at Bollywood\u2019s biggest Box Office hits of 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n