Ranbir Kapoor’s mother in ‘Animal’ is only one year older than him, Charu Shankar says Sandeep Reddy Vanga told him he was ‘too young’ | Charu Shankar Bollywood news
filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga Animals ‘ has made an astonishing revenue of over Rs 800 crore and is creating ripples at the box office. The film centers on a troubled father-son relationship and has been met with mixed reviews to negative reviews due to concerns over its misogynistic portrayal. Charu Shankar, who played Ranbir Kapoor’s mother in the film, revealed that she and Ranbir are one year apart and also revealed how Sandeep expressed her surprise when they met her for the first time.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Charu said: That’s true. As an actor, why should you say no? This was a very exciting opportunity. I knew the cast. I found out what the film was about when Sandeep narrated the story. I thought it was very interesting and completely different. And he said from the beginning, “I want you to play a very important role in my movie.” I want the film to establish right away what the central conflict of the film is. ”
In Indian films, it is often seen that female actors who play on-screen mothers to male actors are usually not much older than themselves. For example, in the 2005 film Waqt, Shefali Shah played Akshay Kumar’s mother at the age of 32, while he was 37. Lal Singh Chaddha faced criticism for casting 40-year-old Mona Singh as 57-year-old Aamir Khan’s mother.
When asked about his first interaction with Sandeep, the actor said, “He was my first interaction with Sandeep. “I still remember being in jeans and a kurta. And I was sitting and relaxing, and I think I had arrived early, and Sandeep came in and walked past us and started And he called the AD and said, “Who is that?” And they said, “That’s Charu Shankar, you asked to meet.” ” It’s like that. “Okay, call her.” And as soon as I came in, he said, “Nice to meet you, and thank you for coming all the way, but I’m telling you, you’re too young.” The actor said that Sandeep then did the narration.
Animal also stars Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandana in important roles. It was released on December 1st.
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Date first published: Dec 23, 2023 11:31 IST
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