Image was shared by Ranveer Singh. (courtesy: RanveerSingh)

New Delhi:

Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, whose movie Animal gained large within the Filmfare Awards this yr, not too long ago opened up about actor Ranveer Singh’s response to the movie. Speaking to Dainik Bhaskar, the filmmaker mentioned, “I got the most overwhelming response from Ranveer Singh. Main khud soch mein padh gaya aisa response mila tha Ranveer Singh se (I was in disbelief at the response from Ranveer). He spoke to me for almost 40 minutes on the phone, and he sent such a lengthy message that I had read three-four times. I can’t explain how I felt after reading his message. Bahut maza aaya message padhke (I enjoyed his messages). He wrote a lot of things about Animal that made me realise these things are also there in the film.”

In an earlier interview with iDream Media, Sandeep Reddy Vanga revealed that not Shahid Kapoor however actor Ranveer Singh was his first option to play the titular position in Kabir Singh. He additionally talked concerning the purpose why Ranveer Singh rejected the supply earlier than Shahid Kapoor got here on board. Talking to iDream Media, the Kabir Singh director mentioned, “I was continuously getting calls from Mumbai to do the remake. First, it was pitched to Ranveer Singh. I wanted to do it with him. But finally, he decided he will not do it, because it was too dark for him at that time.”

Animal was launched on December 1 final yr. In addition to Ranbir Kapoor essaying the position of Ranvijay Singh Balbir, the movie featured Anil Kapoor as Balbir Singh, Bobby Deol as Abrar Haque, Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali, and Triptii Dimi as Zoya Riaz. As of now, the film is streaming on the OTT platform Netflix.