Khushbu Sundar Daughter's Advised Her To Not Watch Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal; Know Why

In response to a question regarding the popularity of films like’ 'Animal’, Khusbu Sundar disclosed that her daughters had advised her not to see the movie. 

In response to a question regarding the popularity of films like’ 'Animal’, Khusbu Sundar disclosed that her daughters had advised her not to see the movie. 

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New Delhi: Khushbu Sundar, an actor and politician, recently talked at TV9's ‘Witt: Female Protagonist - The New Hero’ event. In response to a question regarding the popularity of films like’Animal’, she disclosed that her daughters had advised her not to see the movie. 

Khushbu Sundar on Animal

Khushbu began by making it clear that she had not seen ‘Animal’, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga starring Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, and Ranbir Kapoor. “But as a member of the National Commission for Women, I have seen a lot of cases of harassment, abuse, marital rape and even triple talak, despite it being illegal.”

“If a misogynistic film like Animal continues to bring in moolah, becomes one of the biggest box office grossing films, we need to think of the mindset of the people who make it a success.” Khushbu added.

But instead of placing the responsibility on Sandeep for directing the movie, she placed it on the viewers saying, “We had a major issue with Kabir Singh and Arjun Reddy. But I don’t blame the director because I think for him, it’s success which will count. We show what’s happening in society in films. We talk about respect for women and yet, people watch such films. I wouldn’t want my girls to watch the film. But they did watch it because they wanted to know what it was about. They came back and said, ‘Amma (mother), please don’t watch the film.’ Where are we heading when such films have a repeat audience.”

At the Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival in January, lyricist Javed Akhtar made a similar claim, “If there’s a film in which a man asks a woman to lick his shoe, if a man says it’s okay to slap a woman…and the film is a super hit, that’s dangerous,” he said, referring to the scene between Ranbir and Triptii Dimrii’s characters. He also placed the onus on the audience, stating that ‘more than the filmmaker’ it’s the audience who must be aware. “You decide what’s made and what should be rejected.”