Animal (2023 Indian film)

Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film co-written, directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and jointly produced by T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor in dual roles, alongside Anil Kapoor, also in dual roles, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri. It explores the troubled relationship between Ranvijay Singh and his father, Balbir Singh, a powerful industrialist. After spending years abroad he returns home and embarks on a ruthless quest for vengeance after an assassination attempt on his father.

The film was officially announced in January 2021. Principal photography began in April 2022 and wrapped by April 2023, with cinematography by Amit Roy. The film's soundtrack album was composed by Pritam, JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshavardhan Rameshwar. With a runtime of 204 minutes, Animal is one of the longest Indian films ever made. It was initially set for an August 2023 release but was postponed due to post-production work.

Animal was theatrically released on 1 December 2023, in standard and IMAX formats to mixed reviews, with praise for its cast performances, direction, screenwriting, soundtrack, cinematography, action sequences and technical aspects but faced severe criticism for its themes and graphic violence. However, the film did extremely well commercially, both domestically and internationally. It grossed ₹917.82 crore (US$110 million) worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film, the tenth highest-grossing Indian film and second highest-grossing A-rated Indian film.

At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received 19 nominations, including Best Film, and won a leading six awards, including Best Actor for Ranbir Kapoor. At the 71st National Film Awards, the film won 3 awards: Special Mention, Best Background Music, and Best Sound Design. A sequel titled Animal Park, announced in the post-credits scene, is in early development.