Kareena Kapoor slams herd mentality of film industry, gives example of Animal: 'Chalo sab violence kar lete hai’
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Kareena Kapoor is gearing up for the rollout of the investigative drama Daayra. The star who has been in the industry for more than two decades now and has worked with a range of directors in many genres. In a new candid townhall interaction with Yuvaa, Kareena called out the herd mentality that still exists within the Hindi movie industry. She name-dropped the example of Sandeep Reddy Vanga' s Animal and shared everyone wants to make more violent films after its success.
Adding to this, Kareena Kapoor gave the example of Animal to say how the movie industry wants to do more violence-oriented films. What Kareena shared Kareena shared, “Our audience is smarter than we think. They know exactly when its a good movie and they want to watch it. So today it is not just about a young love story. All these things are very dated, ki abhi violence chal rahi hai… ki abhi Animal chal gayi toh chalo sab violence kar lete hai. We are herd mentality, what to say? Then there are filmmakers who want to make something different, who provoke your thoughts and who have their own fan following. I feel like things are changing now. The audience will now watch the trailer and say that we want to watch this movie.”
Meanwhile, She went on to add, “The young audience will ask the thought provoking questions. Now filmmakers cannot go and make a movie saying its a comedy so people will definitely watch it! Not every movie is going to make ₹ 200 crore rupees or ₹ 500 crore rupees. I feel like we are changing it and the audience is helping us.”
Notably, Rolled out in 2023, Animal was a hyper-violent action drama that explored a twisted father-son relationship. Ranbir played Ranvijay Vijay Singh, a man shaped by childhood trauma inflicted by his emotionally distant father, portrayed by Anil Kapoor. The movie was a huge ticket-window success, grossing over ₹ 900 crore rupees worldwide. A sequel, Animal Park , is in the works.
As per the latest buzz, Inspired by true events, Daayra is helmed by Meghna Gulzar , with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran leading the cast. Meghna has co-written the movie with Yash Keswani and Sima Agarwal. Backed by Junglee Pictures and Dr. Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios), the movie will be distributed by Pen Marudhar. The movie is releasing in theatres on September 18, 2026.
In further updates, Daayra stars Kareena and Prithviraj Sukumaran as cops who face off while navigating the dark and complex world of juvenile crime. As per the makers, the movie is “inspired by true events.” Daayra unfolds in the “aftermath of a crime that grips the nation sparking widespread outrage, while setting a series of events and 2 investigations in motion.”
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Source: Hindustan Times