Ranveer Singh rejected Kabir Singh, Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga was warned against casting Shahid Kapoor

Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who is currently gearing up for the release of Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal is coming after the humongous success of Shahid Kapoor’s Kabir Singh, which was a monstrous success at the box office.

However, Shahid was not the first choice for the Hindi remake of Arjun Reddy. In fact, Ranveer Singh was approached for the lead protagonist. “I was continuously getting calls from Mumbai to do the remake. First, it was pitched to Ranveer Singh. I wanted to do it with him. But finally, he decided he will not do it, because it was too dark for him at that time,” Vanga told iDream Media.

The director also revealed he was warned against casting Shahid because of his previous films’ box-office performances. “Shahid’s track record was a concern; none of his solo films had done ₹100 crore then, his highest was ₹65 crore. They used to say Rs 55 crore, Rs 65 crore is the kind of business Telugu movies do. ‘Why are you doing it with this guy? If it was Ranveer, the box office would be higher’. But I was always sure about Shahid, he’s a fantastic actor,” said the Animal helmer.

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