Vikas Divyakirthi and Ranbir Kapoor
When the film Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, was released, there was a lot of talk about the concept of toxic masculinity and the alpha male. Ranbir Kapoor was in the lead role in this film. There was a lot of controversy over the alpha male character he played. The film was released in December last year, but is still receiving criticism. Recently, teacher Dr. Vikas Divyakirthi, who often goes viral on social media, again criticized the film. He said that the concept of alpha male applies in the jungle and not in human society.
Vikas Divyakirthi recently gave an interview to a YouTube channel called VR Yuva. During this he talked about gender, alpha male and masculinity. Meanwhile he mentioned the animal. He said, “The character in the movie Animal is very proud of being an alpha male. The concept of alpha male does not apply to human society. This applies to animals, this applies to wolves. Zoologists apply these concepts to wild animals. We have come a long way from the jungle. Those who are stuck in the jungle are trying to be the alpha male. “Those who have come into society from the wild do not need to be alpha males.”
Mentioned fear and man
Meanwhile, Vikas Divyakirthi also mentioned the film Mard. Describing a scene from the film, he said, “The film Mard came when we were young. There were many dirty things in that film. Dara Singh is going. The baby has just been born. A man writes on his chest with a knife…that film says that the man does not feel pain. Our entire childhood was spent in the belief that man should not suffer.”
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Meanwhile, he also criticized Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deol’s film Dhar. He said that in the 90s there was a film Dar, which for the first time showed masculine love. He said that animals are the next thing. He says, “Shah Rukh has sung for Juhi Chawla, tu haan kar ya naa kar, tu hai meri Kiran. Meaning he doesn’t care if it’s yes or no. Is he a lover or a rapist? What kind of wisdom is this?”
Controversy and bumper earnings too
Animal released on the big screen on December 1 last year. There was a lot of controversy regarding some of the film’s dialogues. He was called anti-women. However, the more critical the film received, the more bumper it earned at the box office. The film did a business of more than 900 crores. The film’s content and idea were also criticized by luminaries like Javed Akhtar. Apart from Ranbir Kapoor, actors like Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Tripti Dimri, Saloni Batra and Charu Shankar were seen in the film. Bobby Deol played the role of villain in this film.
