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Animal is a film that has sparked discussion around its portrayal of smoking in promotional material and the broader trends in Indian cinema. CutMirchi covers reactions to its marketing, industry practices, and shifting audience preferences.
Ramayana has cleared the US censor process with a PG-13 rating for violence and bloody images, and its international runtime of 3 hours 15 minutes puts it in Animal territory for Ranbir Kapoor.
Sanjay Gupta called out Bollywood for putting cigarettes on posters for Animal, Dhurandhar and Love & War while theatres still run anti-smoking warnings before every screening, sparking a debate on X.
Kareena Kapoor, promoting Daayra, told a Yuvaa town hall that not every film needs to gross ₹200 or ₹500 crore, arguing audiences now demand substance over formula.
Kareena Kapoor has criticised Bollywood's tendency to copy successful formulas, pointing to the wave of violent films that followed Animal's massive box-office run, in a new interview with Yuvaa.