Animal (2023 Indian film)

Animal is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action drama film co-written, directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga and produced by T-Series Films, Bhadrakali Pictures and Cine1 Studios. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri. The film follows Ranvijay "Vijay" Singh, the son of a powerful industrialist, and his troubled relationship with his father, which gets further jeopardized as he undergoes a brutal transformation and sets out on a path of vengeance and destruction after an assassination attempt on his father.

The film was officially announced in January 2021. Principal photography began in April 2022 and wrapped by April 2023, with cinematography by Amit Roy. The film's soundtrack album was composed by Pritam, JAM8, Vishal Mishra, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson and Harshavardhan Rameshwar. With a runtime of 220 minutes, Animal is one of the longest Indian films ever made. It was initially set for an August 2023 release but was postponed due to post-production work.

Animal was theatrically released on 1 December 2023, in standard and IMAX formats to highly polarizing reviews, with praise for its cast, performances, direction, screenwriting, soundtrack, cinematography, action sequences and technical aspects, but faced severe criticism for the film's themes and graphic violence. However, the film did extremely well commercially, both domestically and internationally. It grossed between ₹905 crore (US$110 million) – ₹917 crore (US$110 million) worldwide, making it the third highest-grossing Indian film of 2023, the fourth highest-grossing Hindi film, the ninth highest-grossing Indian film, the highest-grossing A-rated Indian film, and the highest-grossing film of Ranbir Kapoor's career.

At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received 19 nominations, including Best Film, and won a leading six awards, including Best Actor for Ranbir Kapoor. A sequel titled Animal Park, announced in the post-credits scene, is in early development.