Ranbir Kapoor in a nonetheless from the movie. (Courtesy: YouTube)

New Delhi:

As Ranbir Kapoor’s much-awaited motion movie Animal will get able to hit the theatres on December 1, the film’s Censor Board of Film Certification report has been launched. As per a picture of the report being shared broadly on social media, the length of the movie is 203 minutes or 3 hours 23 minutes. In addition to awarding the movie an Adults Only (A) certificates, the CBFC additionally requested director Sandeep Reddy Vanga to make 5 adjustments to the movie. One change entails “intimate visuals,” and addressing it, the report says, “Modified the intimate visuals of Vijay and Zoya by deleting the close-up shots at TCR 02:28:37.” Additionally, CBFC ordered a phrase at 1 hour and 31 minutes to be modified to “Black” and the phrase “vastra”  to get replaced with “costume”. Additionally, two undisclosed dialogues have been modified to “Kabhi nahin” and “Kya bol rahe ho aap”. The phrase “natak” at 2 hours and 13 minutes was muted, and the subtitles have been modified to “You change pads four times a month.”

Sharing the report on X [formerly Twitter], a person wrote, “#Animal CBFC Report. Run-time: 3hr 23min 29sec. Certified: A. #AnimalCensorReport.”

Take a take a look at the CBFC report right here:

#Animal CBFC Report.
Run-time: 3hr 23min 29sec
Certified: A#AnimalCensorReportpic.twitter.com/C1Hq0Ei2uZ

— Vimal (@Kettavan_Freak) November 27, 2023

Headlined by Ranbir Kapoor, Animal stars Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor and Triptii Dimri in pivotal roles.

Despite the plain violence and motion within the movie, the trailer factors to an advanced father-son relationship drama. While Anil Kapoor performs the daddy, Balbir Singh, the son’s position of Arjun Singh is essayed by Ranbir Kapoor.

Speaking in regards to the movie at its trailer launch, Ranbir Kapoor said, “Animal is basically the adult-rated Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. If I had to describe this story in a line, then it’s about a man who goes to any length to protect his family. That’s what the core of the film is.”

About his character particularly, Ranbir Kapoor stated, “I won’t call it darkness but it is the most complex character I have played. Sandeep has given many colours to not just mine but every character. He gives all characters different emotions, complexities and that is very exciting to portray.”

 Explaining how he happened to simply accept the position, the Tamasha actor stated, “Sandeep reached out to me one day over text and asked to meet him. When I got the text, I thought it was a prank. But I went to meet him anyway. When we met, Sandeep showed me a photograph from the days when I was not working, when I used to play in the Celebrity Cricket League.  In that photograph, I am looking somewhere far away. He showed that photo and said I want you to do this film because I want the expression that you have in this picture. I said ‘Chalo, bekaari ke din kaam aa gaye (My days of unemployment were of some help after all)’. I love you Sandeep for giving me this opportunity.”

Animal is Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s second Hindi movie after the massively profitable [and polarising] Kabir Singh. Kabir Singh, in the meantime, is a remake of Sandeep’s directorial debut, the Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy.