Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s latest directorial Animal has turned into a massive success at the box office. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Triptii Dimri and Bobby Deol, the film follows a story of a complex relationship between father and son portrayed by Anil and Ranbir. 

In a recent interview, the director of the film went on to share the reason for replacing Parineeti Chopra with Rashmika in the film. Initially Parineeti was supposed to play the character of Geetanjali and even signed for the same but was later asked to exit and got replaced by Rashmika.

Talking about it, Sandeep said, "Actually, galti mera hi hai. I said, ‘Ho sake toh maaf karo mujhe.’ I signed her one and a half years before the shoot and, for some reason, I didn’t see Geetanjali in her. Kuch kuch characters kuch kuch logo ko set nahi hota hai."

 He further added, "Main kabhi audition main believe nahi karta. I go by my instinct only. That I know. From day one I have liked her acting and I always wanted to cast her as Preeti, also in 'Kabir Singh' but hua nahi uss time. That’s long due. I always wanted to work with her. I told her and she also knows that. I told her, ‘Sorry, nothing is bigger than the film. So I’m taking this decision and going ahead with another artist.’ She felt bad, but she understood why I was saying that."

The film released on December 1 clashing with Meghna Gulzar’s directorial Sam Bahadur at the box office.