Karan Johar Says Ranbir Kapoor's Animal Was The Best Film Of The Year 2023; 'Saw The Film Twice, Had Tears'

Karan Johar praised the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directed film , starring Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. The movie scored huge at the box office and also received massive criticism for its content. But according to KJo, the film was the best film of the year 2023. The filmmaker even revealed that he watched the movie twice.

Karan, who attended the Roundtable Discussion of Galatta Plus along with Sandeep Reddy, Rani Mukerji, Taapsee Pannu, and others, said that he was scared of sharing his views about the film for fear of being judged. He said that people came to him after he praised Ranbir's and told him that he had made , which was the complete opposite of .

Karan recalled people saying, "You have made Rocky Aur Rani; that's the vaccination for a film like . It's the opposite extreme." To which the director said, "I said that 'I cannot disagree with you more', because , to me, is the best film of the year." He said that it took some time for him to share the statement openly.

He said, "It took a lot of courage because when you are around people, you fear judgement." He said that he also loved Vanga's Kabir Singh. He said, "I was like, I am going to say this, and I am going to get dirty looks from certain people, but I don't care anymore." Karan is trying to cash in the success and hype build around vanga aagar spirit aur animal park bhi blockbuster hui toh karan johar vanga k pair pakad kar request karega sath mein ek movie karne k liye Karan said that he loved the movie for its "front footed and absolutely conviction based narrative storytelling." He said that the film broke grammar, broke myths, and broke everything that "you think conforms to mainstream cinema." since that incident karan johar has been trying to please anyone and everyone as long as the wind blows in their direction, why are y’all surprised at his comments about animal and vanga god knows He said, "Suddenly you have an interval block where the hero is getting bashed up and everyone's singing a song...

I am like, 'Where have you seen a sequence like this?' It's genius." The filmmaker then shared that during the climax scene, where two men (Ranbir and Bobby Deol) are shown going against each other, "they play that song... I had tears in my eyes, but there was only blood." He added, "So I was like, something is wrong with me or something is wrong with him, but something put together is very right about this film." Prasing director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Karan said that the movie wasn't made by an "average thinking mind." He said, "This is the mind of someone who is so distinct, so individualistic, that I was blown away." GOOSEBUMPS MADNESS He said that he watched the film twice, once as an audience member and again to study it.

He said, "I think the success and acceptance of is game changing. The conviction is something that I want to have." Watched Animal movie in dolby atmos theater, what a great experience it was totally nailed it Released on December 1, the film earned over Rs 800 crore worldwide..