Bobby Deol reflects on the success of Animal and opens up about his role. Bobby says he s open to a spin off of his Animal character due to the audiences love. Bobby Deol is being praised by fans as well as celebs for his performance in Animal, which was released on Friday and has been doing extremely well at the box office. In an interview with PTI, Bobby was asked about the hype around Abrar Haque, his character in Animal, and the audiences disappointment over the actor having limited screen time in the Ranbir Kapoor film, which also features Rashmika Mandanna and Anil Kapoor in key roles. Bobby Deol on his Animal role Bobby said his Animal character had a lot of substance and he wasn t concerned about the length of the role. He said, It s not the length of the role, it is the kind of the character which has so much substance. I wish I had more scenes but when I signed the film, I knew this is what I had. At that point in my life, I was grateful to God that I was given this chance to play this role by Sandeep Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga .
I knew I had only 15 days of work and wouldn t be there throughout the film. I was sure people would notice me, but I never realised that there will be so much love, appreciation and affection. It s like wow It s amazing. Bobby Deol on Animal spin off Describing his character in Animal as a man obsessed with revenge, Bobby Deol says he approached the role from a non judgemental space, completely surrendering to the thought process of his barbaric antagonist. The actor believes there is potential for a spin off on his Animal character. Bobby said, People have loved the character so much that there should be a spin off. It is so encouraging that people appreciate your work and they want to see more of you, playing that character. It feels good. Recently, in paparazzi videos, Bobby was spotted getting teary eyed as he sat in his car, perhaps reflecting on the journey and the film s success. About Animal Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Animal stars Bobby alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Shakti Kapoor and Triptii Dimri. The film chronicles a toxic father son relationship set against the backdrop of crime and the underworld.
The film was released in theatres on December 1 and competed at the box office with Meghna Gulzar s Sam Bahadur. Animal has already grossed more than 350 crore at the worldwide box office. After actor brother Sunny Deol gave a shoutout to Bobby Deol for his recent film Animal, their father, veteran actor Dharmendra, has taken to Instagram to appreciate his son s performance. On Monday, Dharmendra posted a photo of Bobby s fierce Animal avatar and wrote in his caption, My talented Bob evil eyes amulet and heart emojis . A day ahead of the release of Animal on Friday, Sunny Deol had shared an Instagram post for his little brother Bobby Deol. On Thursday, the actor had posted a series of happy pictures of himself with Bobby Deol, who is seen as the antagonist to Ranbir Kapoor s character in the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial. The Deol brothers were seen sitting next to each other and smiling wide for the camera as they posed together at Animal s special screening. Sharing the post, Sunny Deol wrote, My Little brother has shaken the world fire emojis . All guns firing success to Animal Best wishes to Bobby Deol, Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Bhushan Kumar, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri.
Recently, Esha Deol, who is the daughter of Dharmendra and second wife, actor Hema Malini, had also lauded Bobby for Animal.
