Anurag Kashyap on Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal': 'The film has shocked more feminists than any other feminist film'

Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal has triggered a massive debate on social media ever since it has released. Talking about the same, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap told OTT play at the Kolkata International Film Festival, “You cannot force responsibility on anyone. People take responsibility for themselves or they don’t. How many people went and watched a film that you considered to be feminist? Only a handful of people watch them and underline if it was a real feminist film or a pseudo-feminist film.”

He added, “A film like Animal has galvanised more feminists in this country than any other feminist film. It has created more discussion around misogyny than any other film. So it is doing something good.”

While Animal is expected to be the biggest hit of RK, a certain section of the audience has been bashing the film for its misogynistic approach and toxic masculinity. Anurag Kashyap reacted to this and said ‘Nobody has the right to tell a filmmaker what kind of films they should and shouldn’t make.’

While having a conversation with News 18, the Kennedy helmer said, “I’m yet to watch Animal. I just returned from Marrakech. But I’m aware of the conversations happening online. Nobody has the right to tell a filmmaker what kind of films they should and shouldn’t make. People in this country get easily offended with films. They get offended with my films too. But I expect educated people to not get offended at the drop of a hat.”

Recalling the same thing happening with Vanga’s Kabir Singh, he added, “This discussion happened during Kabir Singh too. Filmmakers have the right to make any film they want to and represent what they want to. We can criticise, argue and disagree with them. Films either provoke or evoke. I’ve no problem with filmmakers that make provocative cinema.”