“Even I didn’t feel it when….”: Mansi Taxak talks about marital rape scene in Animal; says Bobby Deol’s character Abrar couldn’t think straight
December 9, 2023Mansi Taxak, a young actress who recently appeared in the movie “Animal,” spoke about a controversial scene involving violence and assault. This scene has been widely discussed on social media and has left many viewers disturbed.
In the scene, Mansi plays the third wife of a violent character. During a wedding celebration, the character’s brother dies. He becomes enraged and kills the messenger, then assaults Mansi’s character. He then calls for his other two wives to join them, implying further violence.
Many people have expressed discomfort with the scene, finding it excessively graphic and disturbing. Mansi, in her interview, acknowledged the strong reactions and said she understood why some viewers found it upsetting.
Speaking about the scene to Zoom Entertainment, Mansi said, “It is shocking, of course. Nobody expects their wedding to end that way. When the wedding sequence starts, if you see the lights, the way the art was done, it was beautiful. You hear the music, that has gone so viral on Instagram. It was heading towards a beautiful end, and suddenly, you see something like this happening. It was to tell the audience that and animal is coming; if you thought Ranbir was this way, you can expect the villain to be (worse). It was an apt way to establish Bobby sir’s character and to show the audience what real animal we’re talking about.” Later on, she added, “I would not wish that to happen at my wedding ever!”
Furthermore, she said, “It tells the backstory that despite their differences, their age or careers, they do love each other. That’s why they’re getting married. I get it where people are coming from, but that was not the intent. It is just that Abrar (played by Bobby) didn’t expect the news of his brother’s death on his wedding day. This puts the character in a zone where he can’t think straight. Animal instincts are unpredictable instincts. He comes to his wife to vent his emotions. No assault was intended. Even I didn’t feel it when I was on set or while reading the script. It was just about a relationship between the two which panned out the way it did because of the situation they were in.”
Talking about Animal’s polarising reactions especially towards the portrayal of women, she added, “Animal is just a mirror to society. It shows you what exists. Movies like these do encourage us to start a conversation. It is high time we eradicate this kind of mindset from the society. It allows people to start talking about these issues, which exist in society, and let them form opinions and bring their viewpoint forward.”
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