Recently, Javed Akhtar, who had previously criticised Animal’s contentious “Lick my shoe” scene, made another jab at it by discussing his feelings about the “angry young man” that appears in modern movies. Javed Akhtar, who has previously criticised the movie, poked fun at the “Lick my shoe” scene. He added that the irate young man in today’s films is turning into a “caricature of himself.”
Javed Akhtar reveals that he has not watched Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal
Javed Akhtar was asked recently in an interview with We Are Yuvaa why the southern film industry still views heroes as “angry young men,” while the northern film industry does not share this perception as much. To which the screenwriter replied, “Wahan (in south) bhi dekhiye woh ultimately apna caricature ban raha hai (There also you can see that ultimately he is becoming a caricature of himself).”
The controversial scene in Animal, where Ranbir Kapoor’s character asks Triptii Dimri’s Zoya to lick his shoe in order to prove her love for him, was then brought up by him. According to Akhtar, “Ab woh man agar hai toh woh hai jiska joota ek aurat chaate. Toh woh angry young man ka ya strong man ka caricature banana shuru ho chuka hai (Now he is the kind of man whose shoe gets licked by a woman. So that caricature of an angry young man or strong man has started).”
When asked if he had seen the movie Animal, Javed Akhtar gave a negative response. Why he would watch it was stated. The author also mentioned that he had read about the aforementioned scene in the news and that people had told him about it. He said he was aware that the film featured slaps and other explicit content.
About Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal
Sandeep Reddy Vanga, of Kabir Singh fame, directs the film Animal. Anil Kapoor, Shakti Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, Triptii Dimri, Prem Chopra, and others are in the star cast with Ranbir Kapoor. On December 1, 2023, the film was first shown in theatres.