Karan Johar on Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal': 'Being a parent, you understand you don't want to make those mistakes'

Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal has emerged as a box-office monster. The film has also been scrutinised on social media for its theme and narrative. Karan Johar, in a recent interaction at the Director’s Adda for Film Companion, spoke about gender politics in films and opened up on Vanga’s recently released blockbuster as well. He said, “The gender politics of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, I understand, is incorrect as opposed to the gender politics of Rocky Aur Rani. Because now I have evolved, now I have understood. Then you have someone like Sandeep Reddy Vanga telling you that why are you listening to anybody? Just do your own thing! I feel like you got to understand that with age comes evolution.” He added, “Being a parent specifically, parent of twins, a boy and a girl… you understand how important gender politics are. You don’t want to make those mistakes. You don’t want to tell your children that you wear pink hoodie and you wear blue. Its okay for both of them to wear pink and blue. Also, you don’t tell the boy that don’t cry like a girl.” About Animal The 18-minute combat between the hero’s army and villain’s henchmen before the interval defines the tone of the film, but somehow, it also makes an attempt to make the film what we call as Pan-India. Kapoor’s army is of Sikhs, the man who delivers that monstrous machine gun is a Marathi, the hero is Delhi’s Punjabi boy, and the machine itself is Made In India. These are subtle touches in an otherwise overdone and overblown star vehicle. Director  Sandeep Reddy Vanga  never addresses the fact he has infused multiple religious identities into one narrative. The film is expected to touch the 400-crore mark by today.