These days Bobby Deol is busy promoting his upcoming film Bandar. It is noteworthy that the actor got a lot of popularity from Ranbir Kapoor’s blockbuster film ‘Animal’ released in the year 2023 and the actor gained a lot of popularity in the negative role in this film. This film is considered to be the project that brought Bobby back into the limelight, which opened the doors of many big films and shows for him. However, the actor recently revealed that his father, late Dharmendra, initially had some objections about him playing negative roles.
How was Bobby Deol cast in ‘Animal’?
Bobby Deol played the role of Abrar Haq in ‘Animal’ and received a lot of praise for his acting. Interestingly, his casting in the film happened after a picture of him looking serious from a sports event went viral. This picture had drawn the attention of filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga towards him. Actually, Bobby has revealed this while talking in Shekhar Suman’s new show ‘Shekhar Tonight’. He told, “When I got a call from Sandeep Reddy Vanga, he said, ‘Your expression is good in this picture, I like it, and I want you to appear in it.’
How was Dharmendra’s reaction after knowing the character of Bobby in Animal??
Bobby Deol also talked about his late father Dharmendra’s reaction to his villain character in the film. He further added, “When Animal was released, dad asked, ‘Tu villain hai?’ I said, ‘Yes papa, but it’s a good role papa’.” Let us tell you that Animal also featured Ranbir Kapoor, Trupti Dimri, Rashmika Mandanna and Anil Kapoor. This film was one of the highest grossing films of 2023. Bobby received a lot of love and appreciation for his excellent acting in the film.
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In the year 2025, Bobby Deol won the hearts of the audience by working in the Aryan Khan directed series, The Bads of Bollywood. Now he will be seen in Anurag Kashyap’s film Bandar. Apart from this, his upcoming films also include Alpha with Alia Bhatt and Sharvari.
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