Updated On: 09 September, 2024 07:53 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bobby Deol played a menacing mute antagonist Abrar Haque in the 2023 film ‘Animal’, something which he said was not easy and for which he had to learn sign language

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Bollywood actor Bobby Deol is ecstatic with the appreciation he is getting for his portrayal of a menacing mute antagonist Abrar Haque in the 2023 film ‘Animal’, something which he said was not easy and for which he had to learn sign language to make it look authentic. However, in an interview with Humans of Bombay, the actor shared how he feared being dropped from the film after not being called to shoot for over a year.
He said, “I waited 1.5 years to shoot the film. The film is 3.5 hours long, so they were shooting with Ranbir for a long time… and during that period, I kept thinking, ‘Are they going to change their mind? Will they suddenly say they don’t require me?’ Those thoughts crossed my mind, but Sandeep Reddy is a sweetheart. I learned sign language for the role. It was fun and exciting and it became a huge success—although I never imagined it would become a cult hit, I had a gut feeling about it.”