Ranbir Kapoor Confirms 'Animal Park' Will Begin Filming in 2027

Actor Ranbir Kapoor has shared an update on Animal Park, the much-awaited sequel to his 2023 blockbuster Animal. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the film is in its early developmental stages and will go on floors in 2027.

During a recent Instagram Live on his 43rd birthday, Kapoor was asked about the next installment in the Animal franchise. "Animal Park should start in 2027," the actor spilled. "Sandeep has been interacting with me on the idea, the music and the characters, and it's just crazy, and I can't wait to be on set.”

Animal, directed by Vanga in his second Hindi outing, was the third highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023 and the biggest hit of Kapoor's career, grossing north of ₹900 crore at the worldwide box office. It also starred Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, Triptii Dimri and Anil Kapoor. A violent family saga, the first film ended with a post-credit sequence teasing a potential universe.

According to Kapoor, Vanga plans to extend the story of Animal over three parts. The actor will feature in a dual role in Animal Park. “It’s very exciting because now I get to play two characters, the antagonist and the protagonist,” Kapoor had earlier shared.

At present, Kapoor has two big-ticket films in the offing—Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love & War co-starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. Nitesh Tewari’s two-part epic Ramayana. Vanga, for his part, is working on Spirit, a cop action film starring Prabhas and Triptii Dimri. The film is produced by Backed by T-Series and Bhadrakali Pictures.

Meanwhile, Kapoor’s recent cameo in The Ba***ds of Bollywood courted controversy after the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took cognisance of a complaint over a vaping scene. The complaint alleged that the Netflix series featured the actor using banned e-cigarettes on screen without a statutory warning or disclaimer.