Did Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin take a dig at Ranbir Kapoor's Animal? Netizens think so

Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin reacted to the success of the Prabhas starrer, with a post. However, the filmmaker’s post has irked netizens, especially those who loved Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal.

Nag Ashwin on the sets of Kalki 2898 AD; Ranbir Kapoor's Animal poster

Kalki 2898 AD, the epic sci-fi film directed by Nag Ashwin entered the Rs. 1000 crore club of Indian cinema, recently. The Prabhas starrer succeeded in impressing the audiences with its exceptional making and performances. After the multi-starrer entered the Rs. 1000 crore club, director Nag Ashwin took to his official social media handles and penned a special note, expressing his happiness and gratitude. However, the Kalki 2898 AD director’s post irked the netizens, who believe that he indirectly took a dig at Ranbir Kapoor’s blockbuster movie Animal.

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Did Kalki 2898 AD director Nag Ashwin take a dig at Animal?

The talented filmmaker, who is on a high with the massive success of Kalki 2898 AD, expressed his excitement with an Instagram story recently. “This milestone... this number... is massive for a young team like ours. But the fact that we achieved it without blood, gore, obscenity, provocative or exploitative content, means so much... A big thank you to the audience and the actors who stood behind us... Indian Cinema #repatikosam,” reads Nag Ashwin’s post.

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While majority the of netizens congratulated the filmmaker for the big success, many of them felt that he was taking a direct dig at Animal, the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial which hit the theatres in 2023. The movie, which features Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role, received so much flak from the audiences for its highly problematic storytelling, misogynistic views it put forward, and gory violence and obscenity. The netizens feel that Nag Ashwin was taking an indirect dig at the massive success of the blockbuster film with his success post.

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While many of the neutral fans are lauding the talented filmmaker for his take on such films, others feel that it is a distasteful post to make at this point. The Ranbir Kapoor and Sandeep Reddy Vanga fans are now criticizing the Kalki 2898 AD director for taking a dig at Animal, instead of celebrating the massive success of the Prabhas-Deepika Padukone starrer positively. Nag Ashwin’s admirers, however, are now defending the filmmaker stating that he didn’t take a dig at the Ranbir Kapoor starrer, but just mentioned the formula commercial films of current times.

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