Ranbir Kapoor opens up on Animal's duration saying, 'we are not arrogant...'

Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna's 'Animal' is on a wild run at the box office prior to its release and has earned more than Rs 6.40 crore in advance booking. The film has sold more than 2 lakh tickets till now and is expected to hit the box-office with Rs 50 crore on December 1. The Sandeep Reddy Venga's directorial has received 'A' certificate from the CBFC and has a duration of 3 hours and 21 minutes. Clarifying on it during a press conference in Bengaluru, Ranbir Kapoor asserted that the 'story required this much time'. He said, 'We are not releasing a film this long because we are arrogant about it. We felt that the story required this amount of time to reach the audience in the best way possible.' Ranbir added, 'And actually, all of us have seen the cut of this film which was 3 hours, 49 minutes, and that also held. Wo bhi entertaining tha. But Sandeep has worked very hard to bring the length down. Because you cannot stretch it that much also. But I hope that the audience doesn’t get panicked by the length. Just come and experience cinema at its best.' Actress Rashmika believes that the 'film is strong' and 'holds' the audience 'so well'. She said, 'So I feel like if you have to enter their world and understand from what psyche they are coming, you need so much time. That is the instinct that we have gone by. And the film is so strong, and it holds so well. I don’t think it’s something to worry about.' For more news and updates, stay tuned to ETimes.

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