Rashmika Mandanna on being trolled for Karwa Chauth scene in Animal: ‘Am I living in a bubble?’

Rashmika said, “The Karwa Chauth scene which was a nine-minute long scene and while doing the scene, people on the set loved it. They were clapping and felt it was done so well. But the trailer came out and I was trolled so much for that one particular dialogue from the same scene. So I thought, I did the 9-minute long scene and everyone on the set liked it, but people now are trolling me for the same. So am I living in a bubble? Are people not gonna like this scene? Because you know what you’ve shot, but people don’t know. People just know that those 10 seconds.”

Watch Animal’s Karwa Chauth scene

She added, “So, I don’t want to ever be in my life where I’m living in a bubble. I need to be on the ground. I need to talk to people. I need to know what’s really going on.”

Rashmika was also asked about the film being deemed as misogynistic and problematic by several critics. The Varisu actress defended it by saying that it was just about one particular person. “It is a film about this one character. He is just messed up in his head. He is someone who will go to any length for his father. If you want the film to be raw, real, and correct, this is how the film is going to be.”

Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, became a blockbuster despite the criticism, and it raked in more than Rs 900 crore worldwide. The film ended with a promise of a sequel called Animal Park, and Rashmika will return to play her role.