Rashmika
Mandanna
and
Ranbir
Kapoor
in
Animal.
The
Kashmir
Files
Director
Vivek
Agnihotri
has
criticised
Bollywood
filmmakers,
stating
they
do
not
have
the
courage
to
openly
criticise
a
star
like
Ranbir
Kapoor
but
they
will
do
so
behind
closed
doors.
In
an
interview
to
the
Digital
Commentary
podcast,
Agnihotri
said,
‘Aukaat
hi
nahi
hai
kisiki,
himmat
hai
karne
ki,
kar
ke
dikhayein
(They
don’t
have
the
stature
for
it.
If
they
have
the
guts
to
try,
let
them
prove
it).’
When
Animal
released
in
2023,
its
director
Sandeep
Reddy
Vanga
was
pulled
down
for
making
a
misogynistic
movie
but
nothing
was
said
of
its
lead
actor,
Ranbir
Kapoor.
‘Most
of
the
directors
will
criticise
the
lead
actors
behind
closed
doors
but
will
falter
on
their
faces
when
they
meet
them,’
Agnihotri
added
in
the
interview.
‘Do
phir
Rs
150
crore
ghatiya
kaam
ke,
sadi
hui
acting
ke
(You
have
to
give
them
Rs
150
crore
for
lousy
work
and
rotten
acting).’
