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Actor Triptii Dimri, who appeared in a brief but memorable scene in the recent blockbuster Animal, spoke about the controversy that the film has generated, and praised Ranbir Kapoor for being sensitive to her needs on set. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Animal is on its way to becoming Ranbir’s biggest-ever hit, but has also been criticised for its depiction of misogyny.
In an interview with ETimes, Triptii, who has previously starred in the Netflix films Qala and Bulbbul, said that she found some of the reactions that the film has been receiving to be ‘disturbing’ and also addressed the ‘leak’ of an intimate scene from the film, in which she is shown to be partially nude. Triptii said that the rape scene she filmed for Bulbbul was ‘more challenging’ to prepare for. The intimate scene in Animal, she said, ‘was nothing in comparison’ to the Bulbbul scene.
Triptii said that on the day they shot the scene, Vanga closed the set off. Only she and Ranbir were on set, along with Vanga and the cinematographer. “Every five minutes, they were asking me, ‘Are you okay? Is there something you want?’” she said, adding that she didn’t feel uncomfortable because she was being taken care of.
Triptii said that she is normally very prepared on set, but for some reason, she became very nervous while acting opposite Ranbir. Looking back at the ‘confession scene’, she said she just couldn’t get her lines right, but nobody made her feel awkward about it. In fact, Ranbir kept checking in on her. “Even in my takes, he was giving it his all, he was doing everything that he was supposed to in (his own closeups).”
In an interview with indianexpress.com, Triptii addressed the criticism around a scene in which her character is made to lick the shoes of Ranbir’s character. She said, “It reminded me of what my acting coach had told me, the golden rule: Never judge your character. The characters you are playing, the character your co-actor is playing, all are human and humans have good and bad side. An actor must be prepared to play characters across the spectrum of good, bad and ugly, but if you judge a character’s motivations, thoughts, you won’t be able to play it with honesty. So that’s what I kept in mind.”
Animal has made more than Rs 300 crore in India so far, and more than Rs 520 crore worldwide. It will soon overtake Sanju to become the biggest hit of Ranbir’s career.
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