2 Sides Of Bollywood: Toxic & Problematic? 

I just wanna say ‘abusing is abusing’ and ‘cheating is cheating’ idc about gender or sexuality. Showing these toxic themes is fine, not making the characters learn the consequences of their actions in the movie is also fine (because sadly sometimes bad characters or even in reality bad people end up living good lives) *BUT* glorifying these themes is wrong

people don't have a problem with toxic movies ,they have a problem with the fact that these characters are glorified and never meet the consequences of their actions.

The hooting and applause to horrible scenes in a moral standpoint shows how sexually deprived and vulnerable our Indian Audience is. Really concerning.

It's a good thing people are having an open discussion over such topics. This shows the society is evolving.

Thanks for covering this topic. If a movie or series is certified A, the audience is matured enough to know what is right and what is wrong. But in a country like India which has large number of single screens, even children less than 10 years old are allowed to watch these movies in theatres. Also, it depends on how literate and civilised is the audience watching A rated movies

The issue is not only that young men will start behaving like violent protagonists, the other issue is that young girls will start believing that thats how strong men behave and women will start accepting such violent behaviour as love and become self destructive!! 😑

They could have done so much with the plot. Explore more father son dynamics, tell us more of Bobby who was just the best thing of the movie, but dir resorted to action set pieces, khoon ki holi, and shock values scenes. Shakti starring Amitabh and dilip kumar is still the best father son drama in hindi I've seen. I was so excited for something like that.

By the end of Baazigar, the protagonist ended up being more problematic than the antagonist. The antagonist just took over someone's empire (which is not justified), but the protagonist also murdered three innocent people (Shilpa Shetty and two of her friends).

The ‘feminist’ stuff you mentioned was not even truly feminist. They were just mainstream pop feminism bullshit. Truly feminist films like Astitva, Angry Indian Goddesses, English Vinglish in Bollywood, and Hollywood indie movies like Little Women, Promising Young Woman, and Women Talking do a much, MUCH better job in capturing gender nuances. Don’t compare these two types of films.

Okay. I watched 'URI' director's interview where he told that applications for NDA increased many times after a few months of the Uri fever. Movies do influence impressionable and young people. It is undeniable. Animal kinda validates a lot of 'conventional' regression which majority women are already dealing with and that's why people are very emotional about it. Boys who already have a degrading mentality towards women(even worse than the Animal's character) have found a reference to feel validated about their shitty thinking. N I witnessed the Kabir Singh fever among teenage boys when even girls started to find their personal Kabirs as he was 'romantic'🙂. A lot of OTT content like Four More Shots is wierd but audience reacted very differently to it. Even women didn't like that content. It was seen as cringefest. Mass reaction in theatres is kinda discomforting. Gangs of Wasseypur was wild in some scenes but weren't those characters shown as hardcore criminals and gangsters. I have never scene any cute insta edit of Sardar Khan and his wife, he's mostly mocked as meme material so .....

Credit to Salman Khan on how clearly he understood that he needed to be clear to his fans given the power stardom has in India.

Tbh, Animal did not live up to it's hype. Just like Leo, this movie had a lot of scope to be a classic action drama, but Vanga totally wasted it, especially the second half.

See the point is, there is nothing wrong with toxic characters and also nothing wrong with toxic characters not meeting the consequences of their actions because there are many people in history who have done incredibly vile things yet have lived and died peacefully. But…! We all can agree that we never glorify these historical figures. And that’s what movies should adopt doing too, i.e *Being fine with making morally grey characters but not glorifying them*

I think the quote from Oscar Wilde about books would apply here. "There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. That is all. " Same goes for movies.

You nailed the hypocrisy of drawing convenient lines of morality. Yes, the society needs to evolve, but that not the job of cinema alone.

You know my dad used to say that When you watch a movie, enjoy it, get entertainment from it and leave it right there and come back to reality. All the people who say Animal is going to promote misogyny, violence etc don’t realize that the people who are adults and still capable of being influenced by such movies even minutely are firstly in a small fraction and secondly they are completely lost cause. In terms of cinema, Animal doesn’t really have any thing special. The only good thing I liked about it was the climax fight and the final conversation between Anil and Ranbir

It’s hard to compare because previously the social messaging and visibility was not so much as compared to now… people earlier used to discuss internally among themselves rather then highlighting issues to media… it’s totally different scenario in current days since people have access to various social platforms to raise their voice hence now it seems that earlier they did not had issues but now all of sudden same people have problems with such films

This is a very nuanced and unbiased discussion on this topic in such a scenario when most of the time people try to pick one side over another. Thank you so much Jammy. Love all your contents.❤

critics can't decide the success of the film.PERIOD!!

Art in its purest form will always be about the expressionist (expressing what the artist wants to say) rather than the communicator (focusing on the concerns of the viewer). Hope this settles pretty much every debate regarding this movie.

Gareeb can do anything in the movies, while Ameer gets cancelled 🌚

After I watched Arjun Reddy and felt a bit ruffled, I sat down with my thoughts and tried to understand the context. I went to see Animal with a much clearer perspective. The film Arjun Reddy was called Arjun Reddy because it was all about that person, his life, his choices and who he is. It was not named some pyar ki kahani or anything. If you watch that movie with this perspective in mind that 'I am watching Arjun Reddy, it's that guy's story' then it won't ruffle you at all. So when I went to see Animal, I kept the movie title in mind. It's raw, animalistic, violent, much like what an animal is. I think Vanga attaches a lot of meaning to his movie titles. If you keep that in mind then it is far easy to understand and not be offended. Also, in both movies, the protagonist is a genius. They are great at everything they do, be it study, sports, their work. These are unattainable standards for most. These aspects are glorified as well. So isn't it really us who is at fault if we choose and aspire to the violence and misogyny depicted and completely ignore the genius? Because you gotta work hard (and maybe still fall short) to be good at something, but the other stuff comes easy. Violence, hairstyle, badmouthing, disrespect etc. The audience is actually smart enough to pick.

If one can truly be influenced by watching a movie, it reflects their level of intellect and suggests a certain susceptibility or weakness of mind. Even SRK in Don and Don 2 had a happy ending where he says his dialogue, "Don ko pakar na mushkil nahi namumkin hai". Does that mean the movie is glorifying and promoting theft?? Art in its purest form will always be about the expressionist (expressing what the artist wants to say) rather than the communicator (focusing on the concerns of the viewer).

The problem is that movies/series like Animal and Four more shots allow the abuser/wrong doer to justify his/her actions (in their own minds at least). A cheating girl will give the example of Tammnah Bhatia and will say, "Even I don't regret anything just like her." An abusive boyfriend will give example of Radhey or Ranvijay and will say, "Even I can do in the name of love and family." In a country like India where Cinema has such a huge impact on society, one MUST think of the social responsibility while making a film for the society (to view).

Difference in sardar khan and bikhu matre ironically both played by manoj Bajpayee does not have a heroic backdrop when he cheats on his wife or molest the girl. But when Kabir slapped preeti it is immediately followed by the BGM to convey as if he has done something heroic and same is the case with animal that is also something to be taken into consideration

Real or pseudo feminism whichever it is it's always criticized no matter what.I am all in for it if series are like four more shots,movies are like gehraiyaan.But the problem is when it's about portrayal of male toxicity onscreen they just say it "take it as a movie and move on".I want the equal appreciation or criticism of such movies or series where such toxicity is portrayed regardless of genders or characters.I don't have a problem with gore violence and toxicity in portrayal of flawed characters but I have a problem when there is a glorification of such characters. Few Indian audiences do gets an idea or gets influenced by such characters and do feels or justifies such character traits in their real life which shouldn't happen.

I was discussing the same with a friend about why gangs of wasseypur never got that criticism abour cheating and harassment and instead got a tag of great work of cinema. this is biased love for cinema after all. thanks for talking about this.

Extremely valid points, people often forget that just because we call actors as heroes doesn't mean every portrayal of an protagonist is heroic

*Just because we don't like films like Animal with misogynist protagonists doesn't make me a pseudo feminist and vice versa. Thanks for covering this Anmol!* Edit: I'm a Telugu person who LOVED Arjun Reddy since Day 1. I just didn't love Animal because I felt like it was too long and the 2nd half bit boring. And it became evident that SRV was focusing more on triggering critics with buzzwords and dialogues rather than the emotional storytelling that was there in Arjun Reddy & Kabir Singh. This is just my opinion.

It’s incorrect to compare audience cheering for GOW, Tere Naam to Animal. The big difference is the time. Those movies were released in times when people were not even aware of the term ‘misogyny’. Since then a lot of work has gone in to educate the Indian audience why slapping your wife/partner or cheating on them or stalking a girl is utterly wrong. People have a slightly better understanding around these things now. Movies like Animal and Kabir Singh that doesn’t show consequences to such atrocities/abuse against women are pushing us back. I’m actually glad people are recognizing the problem with such movies and are speaking up instead of letting it pass.

Dear Anmol, while your analysis is on point as far as the content of the movies go, it gets lopsided the moment you consider the impact of these movies. While movies like ‘Four more shots’ and ‘Thank you for coming’ sank without a trace, we all know where Animal is headed. Basically it’s being lapped up by most of the men and I presume a lot of women as well. On that metric alone, we can glean what might be a more pressing issue for our country. As far as comparing with movies like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ is concerned, the difference is of the tone of the movie. In Animal, Rannvijay is the epitome of cool and in multiple scenes he’s hailed as one. Be it the ‘Salute the Champion’ or the way the Pind supports him even in the cheating sequence. You may argue that Rannvijay is shown as a deranged character, but that is not so as far as the mythos of the movie is concerned. Lastly, movies have a huge impact on how society functions. Beyond the hairstyle and the dressing up. When SRK essayed the role of every mother in laws ‘wet dream’ in DDLJ, there was an influx of young boys being saccharine sweet to the girls family. When Radhe embraced his own disaster in ‘Tere Naam’ so did scores of young men. Now in Rannvijay they have an Uber cool, successful, rich and apparently well educated man, spewing ‘Tateisms’ and it will show on the society. Peace out.

I had a boyfriend who would literally control me in everything. Be it my figure, my eating habits, my dressing, my friends circle and he would call that behaviour as possesiveness.So once i saw Arjun Reddy/Kabir singh it was easy to understand that it was a red flag. 😂. And no comparison to 4 more shots pls. It is the horrible series ive invested my time on. Especially the role Of Damini and she Gaslighting Jeh.😢

Finally found a guy who looked into both parts of the issue and gave fair statements. Well articulated 👏👏👏

This was a very balanced showcase of toxicity spreading both ways in the entertainment industry. The people who are outrightly calling "Animal" or "Kabir Singh" or any such movies a waste of time & they wanted to throw up after watching it, should also be equally critical of series like "Four more shots".

I don't remember his name but one of the RU-vidrs said very correctly that if Ranvijay Singh in Animal would've been Munna Tripathi from Uttar Pradesh no one would've bat an eye. Aside, not calling out movies like 'thank you for coming' on this scale also raises eyebrows about the intentions of the people who are offended so much by Animal.

I totally understand what you are saying and the lack of consistency in calling out which film is "glorifying" and which isn't. However, when I watch Gangs of Wasseypur, Satya, or even Baazigar, I don't feel like the acts the leads did were for shock value. They served a purpose in the story, be it to show a character arc, or for thematic exploration. In Animal, while some may call it thematic exploration, it just came off as shock value for the audience to go "OH! He just said that!"

The subtle character portrayal, especially the implicit nature of characters as either 'good' or 'bad,' plays a pivotal role in audience engagement. Take Bobby's character, for instance; when identified as the antagonist, the audience intuitively understands not to take his actions seriously, allowing for a nuanced viewing experience. Similarly, in Gangs of Wasseypur, characters are painted as 'bad'-as goons and scum-eliciting a collective perception from the audience. The viewers enjoy these characters and doesn't translate into a desire to emulate their actions. It's a testament to the intricate nature of human psychology. In contrast, consider Ranbir's character, initially presented as a hero in a conspicuously 'massy' manner. Despite later revealing shades of moral flaws, the audience's initial affinity lingers. The deliberate showing of this character arc creates a dichotomy among viewers. Even as gray shades emerge, the audience finds themselves still rooting for Ranbir by the movie's conclusion. This intentional division of the audience into two camps underscores the director's provocative strategy, sparking conversations and debates that transcend the film itself.

Jammy, all while saying you are ignoring the fact movies like four more shots and veere de wedding haven't caused havocs at box office or OTT. The fact that Animal is resonating with indian audience to such an extent which is being displayed by the box office numbers shows how we are celebrating male chauvinism

Series like ‘four more shots’ are as problematic as animal specially, the normalisation and glorification of ‘sleeping around’, alcohol & ‘infidelity’

Finally someone spoke about it, kudos 👍. Most definitely justifying violence, cheating in the name of feminism/to portray patriarchy, toxicity or thing similar to these should not be promoted which has become more like a trend in Bollywood since last few years. What a pity!

Nothing is toxic if it doesn't harm someone

I have watched at least 30-40 of your videos , But this is the first time I agree with every single word of what you have said

I didn’t think of this parallel you drew between Gangs of Wasseypur and Animal. Now when I think of the reason, probably it is because, I can think of someone of Sardar Khan’s character being in real life. But I cannot think of someone so with such extreme emotions as the character of Animal in real life. Probably, I can relate more to someone from lower levels of society behaving like Sardar khan than someone from higher levels of society behaving like Ranvijay!

I've heard both pakistani and Indian actors say how it's only film etc but there are Brain studies showing clearly that what you watch, read, the company you keep, what you listen to etc has an impact on you consciously and subconsciously it effects your mindset, habits, your world view etc. Stalking, obsessiveness etc your hero is portraying those characters..influence people end off. There is no social responsibility. Its a fact.

-Wife and kid left him - Father is about to die - Almost half of bones in his body are broken - A psycho is after him to Butcher his family Without being sympathetic vanga is showing how every action has consequences. He didn't justify any of his act.

The problem here is very simple: Who gets to tell what story? Also, we need to pull up our socks when it comes to media literacy especially at this point in time.

Hypocrisy is at its peak when people call 4 more shot and those themes of films toxic and problematic but openly shower love on animal saying it’s cinema Finally some creator talked about it ❤

I think this might be your best video ever. Showcasing the complexity of this question without taking sides? Hell yeah that's what I signed up for!

Leave a movie as a movie. Its a form of entertainment. Thinking of changing society norms through movie is a dumb option. If someone needs to change the thinking of society is only through education and home environment. Adults should be smart enough on what to take away from the the movie . I loved Animal. Do agree 2 nd half was a bit of a drag. Loved the Bgm and songs.

I have almost no problems with fucked up characters in movies, but there is no denying that the Indian audience is easily influenced by them especially the younger generation. I am the same generation so I see that happen all the time. Atleast there be some consequence, if not that just don't write problematic themes in a way that it seems like glorification. My theatre had people screaming and hooting during the cheating scenes and booing when Geetanjali is confronting Ran Vijay. It's just sad honestly. I get it though, the cast and crew have no control over how people consume their movie. but it's a good sign that there is a conversation around this.

Superb points raised 👌🏻… also if the society has been showing sweet, responsible love stories with loyalty and fidelity, janam janam ka saath etc, since so many years , why do we still have so much infidelity & short-lived romances around? When they show good human beings, who are honest & hardworking, why do we still have scammers & dishonest people around? A human being is nurtured at home, taught right or wrong at home or is shaped by circumstances, and some are just inherently good or bad people. Even 2 siblings don’t grow up to be the same sometimes. So stop taking films as education.. there are schools, religion & upbringing for that. Also movies reflect a section of the society that already exists, whether it is irrational feminism or misogyny.. they are not creating these characters out of thin air.. yes they are glorifying them which is questionable… but it’s up to us to just take it as good or bad storytelling & move on. We can’t just keep seeing good people around because there aren’t in real life.

I think the problem is that now we have started taking movies for education rather than a form of art.. We shouldn’t take things so seriously..

I feel like Animal is a classic case of Selective Outrage. Heer in Rockstar also cheated on her husband, but that's romanticised. Four more shots is the worst content ever produced in the name of feminism. Have you seen Jailer? You don't classify that as violent and gruesome? Also, if Animal is such a bad movie, why is making so much money? Why not go and watch Sam Bahadur instead? Like Vicky Kaushal said "Maza to sabko negative me hi aata hai." The Indian audiance never puts their money where there mouth is. And always points fingers at Bollywood.

Stockholm Syndrome is a mental problem stemming from a number of self worth issues that most men and women in India dont even know about to this day and they think it is just natural and normal. Knowledge of mental problems sheds new light on the old movies and media and we can see that much content we saw growing up was coming from the minds of unstable people.

The fact is in india not all the 18+ Audiace in Mature... They will get influence by characteristic of an actor in film.. Weather it Radhe from tere naam or Raghu from vastav Even after watching the bad side of these acts

Glad you made a video on this and called on the hypocrisy of both sides. It was much needed.

If you become like Kabir Singh or Ranvijay after watching Kabir Singh or Animal then that is your problem or that is who you are........That thing was always inside you.......These movies just opened your mind & brought your true self. We are what we are & We should embrace our true self. Society or so called Gyan Dene Wale intellectuals can have their failed frustrated boring lives.

*I HATE when people make films just to prove a point. Whether that's a preachy progressive film (TYFC) or triggering regressive film (Animal). Just make a film for the art of storytelling! Messaging should not come at the forefront.*

One must either criticize through all aspects or must be appreciative of maker's depiction.There is only one term for people who support one sides i.e hypocrisy

When Rashmika Mandana's character becomes the most hated character of animal, you know the only people at fault here is the audience itself.

A very good take on selective outrage. Great video! 🔥

The best roast of DR in most cinematic way possible. A good message to folks who just want to talk and runt of free speech which make no sense to anyone. A movie must be treated as a movie and not real life inspiration. There are enough number of people in this world to take real life inspirations rather than these movies. Since you took the reference of Gangs of Wasseypur, a famous line from the same movie - : “Hindustan Me jab tak Cinema hai log chutiye bante rahenge.” Option is on us to decide and act maturely.

Why is it, that whenever men's toxic behaviour is called out, people need to turn it around and compare it to women's behaviour? Which demographic is most likely to commit violent crimes in this country, and the whole world? It's men, against women. How is it fair to judge a movie like Animal on the same level as a series like Four more shots? Do you think both these ventures are causing the same amount of harm?

Thanks dude for finally a sensible talk. There are so many movies and there is lot of cherry picking.

Feminists got angry on Animal but they didn't say a word about 4 more shots

Absolutely true Man!!!!, I think now-a-days people wanna be either extreme Feminist or extreme CHAD-like minded. Its not being problematic or not, its beings what sounds more cool.

Thank you for exposing how society fails to call out toxic feminism but looses no opportunity to thrash a stupid film whose actors give a disclaimer to Never be the character in real life.

People boycott movies based on religions, but these so called intellectuals are appreciating movies like these which shows how sick minded our youth is turning

Do you notice how the feminist movies promote women to be sexually liberated, while the male ones promotes hardcore sexual assault? How is someone being immoral/cheater even *compare* to someone being a whole criminal ?

Even after the actors will advise not to follow the character, many out there are glorifying the character and their actions, even making cheating a fun part or comedy, movies influence people a lot and people should be aware of what section to hype and what to not

Movies should not forced to always have a positive message or some kinda learning. Movies are for Entertainment, things under the Entertainment umbrella shouldn’t be forced to have some outcomes other than Releasing dopamine in your brain

Girls having fun is equal to Men harassing women?

SPOILERS FOR ANIMAL: Pointing out where you said that People love red flags because they have a sad ending.. even Animal had a sad ending... The man, for whom, Ranvijay crossed all the limits... The man he loved so much that for him he killed so many people (even himself became Impaired). That man will eventually die of cancer. And I still remember that part where Ranbir Hugs Shakti Kapoor and cries like a baby while Shakti consoles him and the time Rashmika leaves him with his kids and he sits silently as if there is no one around... Isnt that a sad ending??

Jammy you told forget Archies in last video but i don't know who is even remembering it 😂😂😅

Disagree w Jammy's take on this one SO MUCH. Maybe the movies he mentioned didn't have that sort of a discussion back then, coz times were different. But anytime their revisted now, people are questioning their morality and calling it problematic. (Watch any Only Desi revisits of these movies)

Both sides can be termed as toxic. On one hand there is toxic masculinity, on the other hand toxic femininity.

some people take movies too seriously . everyone has enough intelligence that we should not follow these problematic movies. no one is talking about the direction , bgm , songs , etc that were good in animal.

Aapne saare topic ko itne detailed way main achhe se articulate karke woh bhi context main rehte hue bataya ki kya bole......... Efforts bhai efforts... channels with 20-30 millions bhi ye nahi kar sakte.... Jammy Bhai OP...

Potrayal of dark , gory , toxic and flawed characters and premises in movies isn't the problem but the normalisation, justification and glorification of their toxic characteristics are . Films representative of mature concoctions should have repulsive consequences paired with disapproving narrative so that its dosent mislead the masses towards the abhorrent way . However, filmmakers have all right for making a movie contrary to what adheres to the politically correct - morally enlightening spectrum .

what's up with the excessive censoring on youtube? maybe put the words as text on screen, I was really struggling to understand what you were trying to say.

All Indian movie critics (except Baradwaj Rangan) assess movies based on their personal taste rather than taking the movie for what it is

Thankyou so much... finally a sensible arguments..... Also sadeep vanga never shown heroines of his movies with sexy clothes nor item songs.... In an telugu interview he said...the character is designed like he explains arjun reddy is about self destruction..and animal is about animalistic behaviour to do things without considering consequences...i may not like some scenes...but the movie is designed such way.....as i said there are some movies we want to learn...and some movies not to learn....there is not only binary also there grey in every aspect of the society.

It’s not the 90’s, not the 2010’s. It’s 2023.

feels like ages since I got to witness such a nuanced mainstream Bollywood film in every major aspect and I'm all in for it idc. Bring on the ANIMAL PARK!

Glad you bought this up for a discussion. When you’re critical about a specific movie, you gotta apply the same logic for other movies as well which deals with the same set of problems. Sometimes, our critics are ignorant and sometimes biased.

I think it's about the tone of the movie. It's not necessary that the toxicity or such characters should always end up losing in life but it is how the character is portrayed whether in a heroic manner or just as a protagonist. It's not necessary that the antagonist has to be villain always. But from whose perspective a cinema is shown, audience has a softcorner for them. A film like that should be open to the audiences to analyze the lead character in their own rationale. One should not force toxicity with the help of mass bgm to the audience. For eg in recent malayalam movie Mukundan Unni associates, noone watching that feels like the protagonist is the "HERO". Instead we are left with a sigh of how such people exist in our society and such people will definitely face their karma eventually. That's the tone set by the movie. So yes cinema has a huge influence in this country and filmmakers cannot run away from their responsibility by calling it their creative freedom. A good filmmaker can make good movies without crossing that thin life of difference.

I just want to say one big thing for this video to you, THANK YOU! I regularly follow and watch your channel. There have been certain times even when my opinion was completely different from yours, but still the way you get the depth of all the emotion of an art in balanced way and to the core of human psychology, i really appreciate it. This video is kind and true. This is the exact thing i want to express to our viewers especially to my younger generation and youth who can learn unnecessary things from the movies.

While acknowledging the importance of addressing issues in past movies, using 'what aboutery' doesn't invalidate the need to critique 'ANIMAL' independently. Each film deserves scrutiny on its own merits. What might have been acceptable or overlooked in the past may now be viewed through a more critical lens due to shifting cultural norms or increased awareness.

"Anyone can engage in intimate relationships and betray others, and anyone can wear a bikini on the streets or even nothing on a train or bus. Maturity is realizing it's not feminism; it's that you are illiterate."

While I agree that both sides are problematic my concern and something I’ve been noticing is with the rise of Andrew Tate and other alpha males and then also these alpha male, masculine movies is that they encourage young boys, young men to act like this, and I’ve been noticing this both in western culture and in Indian culture and it’s really scary for women. Already the domestic abuse cases and violence against women are already extremely high in India and unfortunately there are so many devastating stories you hear about such as shown with in The Delhi crime TV show with Shefali Shah that makes you scared to hear more extreme cases come up already every day there’s violence against women in some sort of situation. All you have to do is go in any sort of Indian news whether it’s against an older woman or a younger woman you can even be found on Reddit or other social media platform. I agree that these feminist movies are just as problematic. I never have to worry about a woman sexually assaulting or abusing a man in such a way that it destroys his entire life cheating is absolutely horrible. Should never be known to anyone, but with these type of alpha males, and, Andrew Tates, they feel as if they can control another person. On top of that not once have I ever heard a woman cheering or hooting at those feminist scenes where the woman cheats on her husband and says you know what whatever I can do whatever I want yet whenever these toxic scenes show up there’s always men hooting and cheering. If producers and directors, want to make toxic male characters as a lead characters, then at least give them a ending that it leads to consequences that reminds the audience because unfortunately, despite actors saying, don’t listen to them there are so many men who use these type of movies to dictate what they do in life And those lead to extreme consequences that can ruin lives.

Thanks. Sometimes I don't like you for your reviews. But this is awesome. Loved it. A content with multiple point of view is treat to hear and watch. Thanks again.

I would love to see reactions on the same movie, animal, with genders reversed. Also where to draw a line on creative freedom and where societal responsibility begins is a difficult topic. It’s kind of similar to the topic of freedom of speech and the responsibility that comes along with it. Also movies are a reflection of our society. The kind of movies we celebrate reflects the kind of thought processes we have.

Loveddd this ....calling what's wrong is wrong without any sugar coating

I think I have been following you for more than 6 year now...I have seen the video where you've discussed about kabir Singh...I dont know this video seems more like justification of Animal's toxicity by highlighting there are toxic female protagonists as well

On point ! Toxic masculinity and toxic feminism! We shouldn’t absorb any of it

I have seen so many people call animal art and I was just a little confused at what lengths people would go to show that their opinion of the movie being good is correct compared to others. Like I thought the movie was enjoyable but wouldn’t call it a piece of art because it isn’t and most ppl should know that. If u want the definition of art, it’s called Alan Wake 2, that is real work of art. Animal is just a movie that is enjoyable to watch, but not something that transcends what it is.

I watched a video on the same topic by another RU-vidr (DR). Your take is objective and nuanced. I genuinely admire your critiquing abilities.

Audiences usually are mature enough to dissociate a movie from reality and like it for the entertainment factor. And just like Manoj Vajpayee said, "A movie can only change hairstyles at max., and not the society. But one shouldn't dictate what should or shouldn't be made". Art is a form of expression, not a propoganda tool. If you don't like it, don't go & watch. But if you think you can force your opinion on others, blackmail the society to cancel/ban something you don't personally approve of, then do watch the last scene of the film post end credits!

Exactly how I’d like to put it in perspective 👏 good one bhai

I'm so happy that someone has something to say about Sayani Gupta's character in 4 more shots. She was the epitome of toxicity.