Dharmendra Proudly Applauds Bobby Deol As 'Animal' Excels In Box Office Performance: 'My Talented Bob'
Following actor-brother Sunny Deol's acknowledgment of Bobby Deol for his latest film Animal, their father, veteran actor Dharmendra, expressed his admiration for his son's performance on Instagram. On Monday, Dharmendra shared a snapshot of Bobby's compelling portrayal in Animal and captioned it with words of appreciation, "My talented Bob (evil eyes amulet and heart emojis)."
Sunny Deol and Esha Deol praise Bobby
Just prior to the Friday release of Animal, Sunny Deol took to Instagram to dedicate a post to his 'younger brother' Bobby Deol. On Thursday, the actor shared a collection of cheerful snapshots featuring himself alongside Bobby Deol, who portrays the antagonist opposite Ranbir Kapoor's character in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's directorial venture. The Deol siblings were captured seated side by side, beaming for the camera during the special screening of Animal.
In his shared post, Sunny Deol penned, “My Little brother has shaken the world (fire emojis). All guns firing success to Animal! Best wishes to Bobby Deol, Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, Bhushan Kumar, Rashmika Mandanna and Triptii Dimri.”
Just recently, Esha Deol, the daughter of Dharmendra and actor Hema Malini, showered praise on Bobby for his role in Animal. Posting on Instagram Stories alongside a photo of Bobby, Esha wrote, “Way to go. Smashing performance and success bhaiya (brother).”
'Animal' Box Office Performance
Under the direction of Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the Ranbir Kapoor starrer continues its triumphant run at the box office. Animal, premiered in theaters on December 1, has etched its name in history by achieving the most significant opening for a non-holiday release among Hindi films.
Animal raked in an impressive ₹116 crore at the global box office on its opening day and swiftly surged into the ₹200 crore club within India, amassing approximately ₹70 crore nett on Sunday alone. Remarkably, within just two days of its release, Animal's worldwide box office earnings soared past ₹230 crore gross.
About 'Animal'
The revenge drama featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Bobby Deol centers on a tumultuous relationship between a father and son. Anil Kapoor portrays the emotionally distant father, with Ranbir depicting the role of his enraged son. Additionally, the film includes Rashmika Mandanna in the character of Ranbir's wife.
Previously, Animal was scheduled for release on August 11, which would have resulted in a clash with Sunny Deol's Gadar 2 and Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi's OMG 2. However, the release date was subsequently moved to December 1. Presently, Animal is facing a clash with Vicky Kaushal’s Sam Bahadur at the box office.