The Big Picture
- Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and starring Ranbir Kapoor, is a major box office hit in India, with the third-biggest opening of any Bollywood movie this year.
- Despite its controversial themes and negative reviews, Animal has surpassed expectations and become Kapoor's biggest-ever film.
- Animal's success issurprising because of its long runtime, competition from other films, and adult rating, making it the highest-grossing A-rated Indian film of all time.