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Why Sandeep Reddy Vanga believes a Michael Jackson biopic is ‘tricky’ to get right: The casting and controversy problem | Telugu News

Why Sandeep Reddy Vanga believes a Michael Jackson biopic is ‘tricky’ to get right: The casting and controversy problem | Telugu News

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3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Apr 24, 2026 01:12 AM IST Before Antoine Fuqua made Michael, before Jaafar Jackson put on the white glove, Sandeep Reddy Vanga was already thinking about what a Michael Jackson biopic would cost a filmmaker: creatively, morally, and practically. In one of his interviews, Vanga was asked which real person he would most want to make a film about. His answer was Michael Jackson. And then he spent a few minutes explaining exactly why that film would be nearly impossible to get right. Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the director behind Arjun Reddy, Kabir Singh and Animal, did not hesitate when the question came up. Jackson’s life, he said, had everything a filmmaker could want. The childhood, the transformation, the spectacle, the tragedy. What he was less certain about was who could play him. Vanga said, “It is a very interesting life, you know, Michael Jackson’s life right from his childhood, when he was singing in school, and how he changed his skin color and all that, what he has been through, it’s a …

Animal was criticised, Ranbir was lauded: Sandeep Reddy Vanga; fans remember Kabir Singh, ‘Even Shahid was trolled…’

Animal was criticised, Ranbir was lauded: Sandeep Reddy Vanga; fans remember Kabir Singh, ‘Even Shahid was trolled…’

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Feb 26, 2025 12:49 PM IST Sandeep Reddy Vanga has left netizens divided by pointing out how he and his film Animal were criticised but lead star Ranbir Kapoor was lauded by all When Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film Animal arrived in theatres in 2023, audiences and critics had a lot to say about it. Lead star Ranbir Kapoor was lauded for his gritty performance whereas Bobby Deol was loved by the masses in his short yet impactful role. However, the film was criticised and accused of glorifying toxic masculinity and misogyny. In a recent podcast, director and co-writer Sandeep pointed out the same, claiming that he didn’t understand the disparity. Well, the filmmaker’s words have now left the internet divided. Ranbir Kapoor in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal In a chat with Komal Nahta, Sandeep Reddy Vanga shared, “One thing I’ll tell you. People who criticised very badly, film-related people who criticised Animal. Everybody says ‘but Ranbir toh tod diya’. See, I’m not jealousy on Ranbir. But the point is ‘Ranbir toh tod diya but writer-director …

‘Woh koi Avatar nahi bana raha’: Reddit loves Vanga’s unhinged response to production house shutting out his actors | Bollywood

‘Woh koi Avatar nahi bana raha’: Reddit loves Vanga’s unhinged response to production house shutting out his actors | Bollywood

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Sandeep Reddy Vanga has revealed in a new interview that his film Kabir Singh made life and getting work tough for those who acted in the movie. He was calling out ‘gangs’ of Bollywood, those who shunned him and his crew members from their projects likely because they deemed his movie misogynistic or unsavoury. Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Kabir Singh starred Shahid Kapoor. ‘We won’t work with you’ In an interview with trade expert Komal Nahta, Vanga recalled how a young actor who starred with Shahid Kapoor in Kabir Singh was told he won’t be hired because of his association with Vanga. (Also read: Sandeep Reddy Vanga says Bollywood bashed Animal but praised Ranbir Kapoor: ‘I’m not jealous of him but…’) “There’s one big production company in Bombay, I don’t want to take the name. It’s not like I am scared but I don’t want to take the name. Ek actor, Kabir Singh mein jo act kiya, wo gaya audition dene office mein. Popular actor from Kabir Singh. Audition dene ke baad bole ki ‘you’ve acted …

Vanga says only ‘15-20 jokers’ see Animal, Kabir Singh as misogynistic | Bollywood

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Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga has said he doesn’t think any of his popular film characters like Ranvijay Singh, Kabir Singh or Arjun Reddy are misogynistic. “I don’t know why these 15-20 jokers do,” he told Galatta Plus in an interview. Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Animal has been called out by many as misogynistic and for its portrayal of extreme violence. Ranbir Kapoor plays the lead in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal. On being asked if he sees Ranvijay Singh as a misogynistic character, Sandeep said, “Misogyny is disrespect to women. This is the actual definition, right. So no. Even Kabir Singh, even Animal, even me as a person. I always feel my production house name is Bhadrakali Pictures and I don’t know why people think…not too many people, only these 15-20 jokers. But it’s a wrong word to use on Kabir Singh, Animal.” He went on to ask the interviewer instead if he also thinks the characters are misogynistic. Sandeep also said that the way a movie is dissected these days “has gone too high”. “It’s too …