During their appearance on Nandamuri Balakrishna’s show to promote their upcoming film, Animal, Ranbir Kapoor playfully put his co-star Rashmika Mandanna in a spot by teasing her to choose between him and her rumoured boyfriend and co-star Vijay Deverakonda from Dear Comrade.The banter unfolded as they joined director Sandeep Reddy Vanga on the show.
Nandamuri Balakrishna warmly welcomed the Animal team on his chat show, engaging in dance routines with Ranbir on tracks from the film and even grooving to the title song of his own 2017 Telugu movie, Paisa Vasool. Ranbir also showcased his Telugu skills, delivering a popular dialogue from Nandamuri’s 2014 film, Legend.
Adding to the fun, Ranbir revealed how the Animal team attempted to decipher the plot of Rashmika Mandanna’s upcoming film, Pushpa: The Rule, during their shooting schedules. The light-hearted moment arose when Ranbir jokingly urged Nandamuri to ask Rashmika to pick between him and Vijay Deverakonda. To everyone’s delight, Vijay even called Rashmika during the show, leaving her blushing.
Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga of Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh fame, is a pan-India project featuring Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, Tripti Dimri, Shakti Kapoor, and Prem Chopra. The much-anticipated teaser of the film was showcased at the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai, unveiling a special cut of the movie to a thrilled audience on Friday night.