Javed Akhtar on Animals: There is no doubt that Ranbir Kapoor’s film ‘Animal’ has made its mark across the world and has crossed the Rs 900 crore mark. Many viewers have already expressed their objections regarding the film. But, now a new name of Javed Akhtar has also been added to this list.
Javed Akhtar has recently targeted the film ‘Animal’ without taking its name. He has said that if such a film becomes a superhit then it is a very dangerous thing. Many celebrities including Javed Akhtar participated in the ‘Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival’ in Aurangabad, where Javed, while presenting his views, also held the responsibility of the audience.
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What did Javed say?
Without naming Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film ‘Animal’, Javed said that the success of the film was dangerous and said, “If a film in which a man says to a woman ‘You lick my shoes’, if a man says ‘This woman. What’s the harm in slapping a film?” It is very dangerous if that film becomes a superhit.”
Actually, Javed Akhtar talked about the thinking of the lead character of the film regarding women in ‘Animal’. The scene he remembered was filmed between Trupti Dhimri and Ranbir Kapoor.
Expressing his views, he said that I think there is a problem among today’s writers. How has that man been made a hero? This confusion is there because there is confusion in the society. When you know the difference between right and wrong, then you get great characters in stories.
Young film makers were also taken to task
While fixing the responsibility of the society, he also took the young film makers to task and said that this time is a test for the young film makers as to how to present their character.
Reference was also given to the song ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’
Giving reference to the song ‘Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai’, he said that when this song came, crores of people liked it. This song came and became a hit, this is a very scary thing. Therefore, it is a big responsibility of the cinema watchers to decide what kind of films should be made. You will decide what values should be in the film.