Is Ranbir Kapoor's Animal similar to Arjun Reddy or Kabir Singh? Sandeep Reddy Vanga answers

Sandeep Reddy Vanga was one of the rare Telugu filmmakers who could remake his own Telugu film in Hindi and make it work much better than the original. Just like how Arjun Reddy changed the career of Vijay Deverakonda, it brought a new zing to the graph of Shahid Kapoor in its Hindi version Kabir Singh as well. The director is currently working on a father-son drama Animal, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor in the lead.

Animal is produced by Bhushan Kumar in collaboration with Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar and Murad Khetani, that'll release in 2023. In a conversation with SS Rajamouli as part of RRR's promotional campaign, Sandeep Reddy Vanga spilled the beans about Animal as well. The RRR director had asked him that everyone are expecting another Arjun Reddy from Sandeep, especially after noticing the title Animal. Will Ranbir Kapoor be seen in an avatar similar to Vijay Deverakonda or Shahid Kapoor in his previous films? Rajamouli's straightforward question earned him an honest reply too.

"Animal is no way similar to Arjun Reddy or Kabir Singh. One can't compare Ranbir's character with the lead roles in either of my previous films. It's a completely different film. Even on the set, I keep asking my assistants if there are any shades of Kabir Singh in the film and all I hear is a clear no. If at all there is something common between Animal and the other films, it's the fact that they are all character-driven stories," Sandeep Reddy Vanga responded.

After the release of Animal, Sandeep Reddy Vanga will next work on Spirit with Prabhas, where the latter is cast as a cop for the first time in his career. The other details about the film hasn't been finalised yet. Spirit is also produced by Bhushan Kumar under T-series and will be a pan-Indian film.