The hero is as much of a demon as the villain: Saurabh

We felt it fit logically into the script: Saurabh

Saurabh remarked that certain norms have become tiresome in filmmaking

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal directed by Sandeep Vanga Reddy was rather controversial. While some enjoyed the violence and characterization in the film, others found it rather distasteful and sexist. The dialogue writer of the film Saurabh Gupta in an interaction at the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry) Frames defended the makers of the film. “Cinema ke saath mardon ko sanitary napkin ki importance samjhana, cigarette peena, sharab peena kharab hai woh samjhana, itna bojh padh gaya hai, cinema jhuk gaya hai sir. Hum thoda maza karte hai na. (In Cinema, to make men understand the importance of sanitary napkins, that smoking and drinking is bad, all of this has become a huge burden. Let’s also have some fun),” he said. 

Saurabh also addressed concerns by certain factions that the antagonist of the film was intentionally created as a practising Muslim to cater to stereotypes about the community. “We felt it fit logically into the script… Now we are realising that there is this view as well. But the hero is as much of a demon as the villain. And he’s a Hindu, but no one said that he was portrayed badly,” Saurabh remarked.