Animal

2023 Indian film by Sandeep Reddy Vanga

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2025 During the pre-release event of Thandel, Vanga revealed that Naga Chaitanya's style inspired the protagonist's looks.
2024 A sequel titled 'Animal Park' was announced in the post-credits scene and is in early development.
September 28 2024 International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) ceremony, where 'Animal' won several major awards including Best Film, Best Supporting Actor (Anil Kapoor), Best Villain (Bobby Deol), Best Music Director, Best Lyricist, Best Male Playback Singer (Bhupinder Babbal), Best Editing, Best Background Score, and Best Sound Design.
February 8 2024 English dubbed version of Animal launched on Netflix, with Nakuul Mehta voicing Ranbir Kapoor's character and Samridhii Shukla voicing Triptii Dimri's character.
January 2024 On its 17th day, the film reached ₹500 crore net collection across all languages in India and crossed 3 crore footfalls in the country.
January 2024 On its 8th day, the film surpassed the lifetime worldwide collection of Sanju (2018) and became the highest-grossing film of Ranbir Kapoor's career.
January 2024 On its 35th day, the film reached ₹500 crore net in Hindi and ₹550 crore across all languages in India, becoming the second-highest net grossing Hindi film in India.
January 28 2024 Filmfare Awards ceremony held, where the film 'Animal' received multiple nominations and wins, including Best Actor for Ranbir Kapoor, Best Music Director for Pritam and team, Best Male Playback Singer for Bhupinder Babbal, Best Background Score for Harshavardhan Rameshwar, and Best Sound Design.
January 26 2024 Animal premiered on Netflix digital streaming platform, releasing the theatrical cut of the film.
January 15 2024 A deluxe edition of the film's album was released, expanding the soundtrack with nine additional tracks.
2023 The film 'Animal' was released, starring Ranbir Kapoor and receiving mixed reviews from critics for its intense, violent narrative and Kapoor's performance.
December 2023 Director Sandeep Reddy Vanga confirms the sequel 'Animal Park' after the release of the original film.
December 2023 Animal broke the record for the fourth-biggest advance booking in Hindi cinema and third-highest advance booking for 2023, behind Jawan and Pathaan.
December 2023 Film achieved the highest non-holiday opening of all time for a Hindi film, breaking the previous record held by Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva.
December 1 2023 Animal was theatrically released in standard and IMAX formats in Hindi, with dubbed versions in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada languages, across 4000 screens in India.
December 1 2023 Film was theatrically released in standard and IMAX formats.
November 30 2023 The film planned its North American premiere, to be screened in 888 theaters in the United States, marking the highest screen count for a Hindi film.
November 27 2023 Pre-release event held in Hyderabad with Mahesh Babu and S. S. Rajamouli as chief guests, following press conference tours in Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru.
November 24 2023 Cast appeared on the Unstoppable talk show, which premiered on Aha.
November 24 2023 The film's soundtrack was officially launched at a music launch and fan experience event held at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai, featuring eight tracks with four pre-released singles.
November 23 2023 Official trailer for 'Animal' was released.
November 18 2023 Film teaser was showcased on Burj Khalifa, with additional film promotions conducted at Marq Club and Dubai's Global Village.
November 15 2023 Ranbir Kapoor attended the 2023 Cricket World Cup semi-final for film promotional activities.
November 4 2023 Arijit Singh held a concert in Chandigarh where Ranbir Kapoor joined him to promote the film's song 'Satranga'.
September 28 2023 Teaser for the film 'Animal' was released, coinciding with Ranbir Kapoor's birthday.
August 11 2023 Animal was initially scheduled for theatrical release, but was postponed due to post-production and dubbing work, and to avoid clashing with other films Jailer, Gadar 2, and Oh My God 2.
April 2023 Film resumed shooting in England and Scotland for a 15-20 day schedule.
April 2023 Principal photography for 'Animal' was completed.
March 2023 Filming wrapped up in mid-March.
July 2022 Filming held at Pataudi Palace.
May 2022 Second schedule of filming takes place in Mumbai.
April 2022 Principal photography begins in Manali.
April 2022 Principal photography for the film began.
April 2 2022 Rashmika Mandanna's commitments to the film are officially announced.
March 2022 Rashmika Mandanna confirmed to dance in an item number and replace Parineeti Chopra as the lead actress.
January 1 2021 Official public announcement of the film venture, revealing the title and crew.
January 2020 Vanga meets Ranbir Kapoor and narrates a script reportedly titled Devil.
October 10 2019 Bhadrakali Pictures and the production company announce their collaboration for Vanga's next directional film, marking their second collaboration after Kabir Singh (2019).
September 2019 Sandeep Reddy Vanga decides to turn producer for his next Bollywood directional venture, planning to collaborate with Murad Khetani, Ashwin Varde, Bhushan Kumar, and Kishan Kumar under Cine1 Studios and T-Series.

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