Sandeep Reddy Vanga opens up on Ranbir Kapoor’s gun scene in college in 'Animal', describes it as 'jalwa'

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Animal’ received a lot of criticism for its content. The director has now opened up on the scene where Ranbir enters the college with gun in his hands.

In a chat with Mashable India, Vanga has described the scene as ‘jalwa.’ Sandeep explained the scene where Ranbir’s character enters his sister’s college after she is ragged by a bunch of seniors. “The whole emotion of the scene is when the boy enters the class, he says ‘kisne cheda meri behen ko (who teased my sister)? Everyone will be mocking him saying ‘ab school ke bache bhi chedne lage’ (now school kids will also tease us),” he shared.

He further explained that there is an understanding between the students and the professor. He said, “Even the professor is feeling like ‘what nonsense? why is he interrupting my class?’ Rather than understanding may be she has been ragged. I don’t know how many people notice, it is a heat and mass transfer lecture that’s going on. And the teacher, the example that she is giving in the background, she is talking about a classical example of heat and mass transfer, which is a bullet exiting a machine gun. I don’t know how many people noticed it.”

Sandeep said that the “whole idea of this scene was to get that rifle in the face of the audience.” He shared that cut from a girl telling that the ‘jalwa’ hasn’t started yet, to Ranbir walking with a gun is supposed to tell that this is the ‘jalwa.’ “That girl says ‘ragging ka season toh abhi shuru bhi nahi hua hai, abhi toh jalwa baki hai’, cut to jalwa. Guitar music and him walking,” he said.

'Animal' has grossed over Rs 850 crore despite all the controversies.