Mahesh Babu calls himself ‘a fan’ of Ranbir Kapoor at Animal pre-release event: “He is the best actor in India” : Bollywood News

Actors Ranbir Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna's upcoming film Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, is all set to release this week. The trailer was unveiled on Thursday, November 23 in New Delhi followed by a music launch on November 24 in Mumbai, a press conference in Bengaluru and a pre-release event in Hyderabad on Monday, November 27. At the pre-release event, fans saw the presence of Mahesh Babu and SS Rajamouli.

Mahesh Babu calls himself ‘a fan’ of Ranbir Kapoor at Animal pre-release event: “He is the best actor in India”

“I have told him before when I met him but I don't think he took that seriously. I am a huge Ranbir Kapoor fan and in my opinion, he is the best actor in India,” Mahesh Babu said on Monday which left Ranbir smiling.

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Then it was Ranbir's turn to speak where he said, “You were the first superstar Mahesh Babu I ever met. I remember messaging him after watching Okkadu and he replied, I can’t thank you enough for supporting sir.” He also chanted, “Jai Babu, Jai Babu.”

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Ranbir Kapoor was accompanied by his co-stars Bobby Deol and Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga and producer Bhushan Kumar at the event.

Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar’s T-Series, Murad Khetani’s Cine1 Studios and Pranay Reddy Vanga’s Bhadrakali Pictures have backed Animal. The film is releasing on 1st December 2023.