Vidya Balan: ‘Animal worked because they were Unapologetic’

In an interview with Pinkvilla, Vidya Balan who is currently busy promoting her upcoming film Do Aur Do Pyaar alongside Pratik Gandhi expressed her views on Ranbir Kapoor’s last release Animal (2023) which went onto become one of 2023s biggest blockbuster films.

The actress disagrees with the saying that ‘Content is the King’ because there have been films with good content told with poor conviction that didn’t work. She feels that any story told with conviction will bring results.

“Conviction is the name of the game here. We are told content is king. But you can have great content told unconvincingly. Animal is a great example of that. I don’t mean that it was not good content, but they were not apologetic and second-guessing. They told the story unabashedly. And look at the way the film worked. While telling a story, be unapologetic,” Balan said.

When probed about the debate of misogyny attached to Animal, Vidya said, “There are different layers around a film. At the basic level, it was about the conviction with which the story was told. It didn’t let the audience drop the attention even for a second. You can agree and disagree with the film, but you know it was entertaining.”

Talking about her film Do Aur Do Pyaar, the film also stars Ileana D Cruz and Sendhil Ramamurthy in key roles. The film is directed by Shirsha Guha Thakurta and releases in theatres on April 19.