"Your Art Form is False" says team Animal to Javed Akhtar

HYDERABAD: The team behind the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer "Animal" responded to veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar's recent criticism of the film. Javed Akhtar had expressed concerns about portraying certain characters and scenes in films like "Animal" and "Kabir Singh" during an Ajanta Ellora International Film Festival event.

The official handle of "Animal" took to social media to respond to Javed Akhtar's remarks, stating that if a writer of his 'caliber' cannot comprehend the intricacies of a lover's betrayal depicted in the film, then the entire art form is a 'big false.'

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"Writer of your calibre cannot understand the betrayal of a lover (Between Zoya & Ranvijay) then all your art form is big FALSE & If a woman (betrayed and fooled by a man in the name of love) would have said "lick my shoe" then you guys would have celebrated it by calling it feminism. Let love be free from the politics of gender. Let's just call them lovers. LOVER cheated and lied. LOVER said lick my shoe. Period," read a tweet from the team's official handle, and they even tagged Javed on Twitter.

Javed Akhtar specifically mentioned a scene in "Animal" where the lead character, Rannvijay (Ranbir Kapoor), asks Zoya (Triptii Dimri) to lick his shoes as a test of her love. The scene had previously sparked controversy due to its controversial nature. The veteran lyricist had raised concerns about the impact of such scenes on society and questioned the choices made by young filmmakers.

"Animal," directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, emerged as one of the biggest