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  • WATCH: After Tiger 3, excited fans burst firecrackers inside theater amid Animal screening

    WATCH: After Tiger 3, excited fans burst firecrackers inside theater amid Animal screening

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    Earlier, when Salman Khan's movie Tiger 3 made its cinematic debut, the actor's fans were seen burning firecrackers in a crowded cinema hall. But despite his fierce reaction to the act, Animal fans have now repeated the same and burst crackers inside a theater.

    Fans burst firecrackers inside theater amid Animal screening

    The hype around Ranbir Kapoor's action-drama movie Animal was finally met when it was released on the big screen. While the excitement and enthusiasm of the actor's fans could be seen in the way they were showing love for it, they went to the extent of burning firecrackers inside a cinema in the presence of several moviegoers during the screening.

    In a video that surfaced online, a couple of people can be seen holding a blazing gun and burning a cracker when Bobby Deol and Ranbir Kapoor came together during the epic climax of the Sandeep Reddy Vanga directorial.

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    Salman Khan reacted to fans burning crackers during Tiger 3 screening

    Earlier, a similar incident happened when excited Salman Khan fans set off rockets and burst firecrackers in a cinema hall in Mumbai during his entry in the Maneesh Sharma directorial film. Amid all the cheering and whistling, the fireworks went on for almost a minute in a crowded theater where people could be seen dodging the shots. The video of the same went viral.

    However, Salman addressed the issue after the incident and condemned the act on his social media. The Tiger 3 actor wrote, “Request all my fans not to take firecrackers inside the auditorium as it could prove to be a huge fire hazard thereby endangering your lives and also others. My request to theatre owners is not to allow firecrackers to be taken inside the cinema and security should stop them from doing so at the entry point. Enjoy the film by all means but please please avoid this is my request to all my fans. Thank u.”

    Soon after the shocking incident, the Mumbai police registered an FIR in the case and two people were also detained.

    ALSO READ: Animal Day 2 Box Office: Ranbir Kapoor led revenge-saga goes berserk on Saturday; Netts Rs 57 crores in Hindi

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  • ‘Animal’ Review: Sandeep Reddy Vanga Conducts Another Blood-Soaked Hymn to Heroic Excess

    ‘Animal’ Review: Sandeep Reddy Vanga Conducts Another Blood-Soaked Hymn to Heroic Excess

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    A movie directed by the berserk “Muppet Show” character known as Animal couldn’t be any more unruly than Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s new film of that title. This sporadically fun but exhausting hot mess provides 202 minutes of hyperventilating overkill for star Ranbir Kapoor as a tycoon’s favorite son whose anger-management (as well as daddy) issues are off the charts. Contrastingly notable for their absence are emotional depth, narrative cogency or non-scatological humor — lacks that much ultra-violence and a surprising amount of sexual content can only distract from so much over such a long, bombastic, shallow course. 

    Nonetheless, the over-the-top intensity pushed for nearly three and a half hours is likely to impress many viewers. That’s being counted on as “Animal” opens this weekend on the largest number of U.S. screens for any Indian feature to date. 

    Its combination of elaborate slaughter and a cartoonishly macho, borderline-insane hero sometimes recalls Brian De Palma’s take on “Scarface.” But this writer-director’s third film is basically a supersized version of his prior efforts, 2017’s Telugu-language surprise hit “Arjun Reddy” and its 2019 Hindi remake “Kabir Singh,” with very similar basic character dynamics. Here, instead of a brilliant surgeon with prodigious appetites and no impulse control, we’ve got the problem child of a business tycoon who similarly crashes through life like the proverbial bull in a china shop.

    Ranvijay Singh (Kapoor), often simply called “Hero” because even at 200+ minutes this movie has no time for subtlety, is eldest offspring to Balbir Singh (Anil Kapoor), a steel and oil magnate who’s the richest man in India. As dad is usually too busy to do the honors, Vijay aka Hero appoints himself man of the house from an early age, taking this role very seriously if not at all wisely. That means, for instance, that when he learns a sister is being bullied at college, he simply storms into a lecture hall with a machine gun, then runs down the motorcycle-riding perps with his SUV. 

    These antics get him sent to the U.S. for a spell. He returns no less hotheaded, promptly stealing another man’s bride (Rashmika Mandanna as Geetanjali) just before her wedding because he had a crush on her once. She doesn’t object — like everyone here, she’s simultaneously appalled and hypnotized by this towering he-man’s force of personality, which he laboriously explains in lectures about “alpha” masculinity. The film comes closest to openly ridiculing its own swaggering lifestyle fantasy when their honeymoon on a private plane he’s flying (is there anything he can’t do?!?) includes long stretches where they make love in the cabin — while no one is piloting. 

    Following another stint in America, the couple return after Singh Sr. is nearly killed by unknown assassins. Needless to say, Hero immediately goes into full Seeker of Deadly Revenge mode. Drastically increasing the family’s security by drafting a small army of hitherto-estranged relatives, he uncovers hidden foes who eventually include a deceitful in-law (Siddhant Karnick), his coldblooded hatchet man (Babloo Prithiveeraj), and finally a distant cousin (Bobby Deol) acting on a grudge dating back generations. 

    When “superstar” (as he’s duly billed) Kapoor and the equally pumped-up Deol go mano-a-mano for a climactic face-off on an airport tarmac in Scotland, of all places, the effect is like nothing so much as an update of the pec-tacular grapplings between bodybuilders in old Italian sword-and-sandal adventures. But most of the violence here is of a more 21st-century, gang-war type, bullets raining like confetti. The biggest such set-piece (just before an intermission title) is an enjoyably preposterous shoot-’em-up in a luxury hotel where Vijay almost singlehandedly mows down 300 assailants. This sequence also features the film’s only bit where characters actually burst into song. Otherwise, the tracks featured by a host of T-Series artists are just “background” … if you can apply that term to music with frequent massive beats played at deafening volume.

    Like nearly every factor here, the songs and blood-soaked interludes alike are not without skill, but get kick-dropped into an inorganic whole uninterested in integrating them to sustained, logical or emotionally credible effect. The film has two blunt major themes: the father wound (Hero has a perpetual chip on his shoulder from dad’s childhood neglect) and “a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do.” 

    Never mind that these contrastingly weepy and gory motivations are somewhat at odds, or that they sometimes stop the hectic progress dead in its tracks for labored, accusatory and/or self-justifying debates. But they don’t even manage to unify a short-attention-spanned narrative that’s all over the map, leaving gaps and bizarre focal choices in its wake. (For example: When Vijay wakes from a coma, the movie spends inordinate time dwelling on the details of his urinary catheter.) 

    Then there’s the whole issue of toxic masculinity, which Vanga’s previous efforts were decried for celebrating. “Animal” is too ridiculous to take grave offense at, but it does offer a caricature of chest-thumping masculinity, equal parts 007, Godfather, Hercules and Leatherface, that plays like the fantasy of manosphere celebrities like Andrew Tate. Our “Hero” uses a concept of innate “alpha” supremacy to defend everything from picking unnecessary fights to cheating on his wife (with Tripti Dimri as a late-arriving damsel in distress). 

    Lethally reckless as his actions are, not to mention stressful for his loved ones, the film always agrees he’s in the right. After all, he’s a lion! There’s no room to pity the gazelles who must tiptoe around him. And it’s hard to know just what to make of scenes like the one in which Vijay addresses his father’s workers like a Dear Leader at a fascist rally — “Animal” constantly pushes toward self-parody, yet it seems an irony-free zone. 

    The result is not boring, but it is draining, and sometimes almost awe-inspiringly dumb. Design contributions are strong, as is fight/splatter choreography of Supreme Sundar. But they aren’t really taken full advantage of by the film’s overall music-video aesthetic, which is cluttered without being especially stylish. Harshavardhan Rameshwar’s original instrumental score never shrinks from underlining every already-obvious nuance with a sonic exclamation point.

    As for the performances, they too give their all, when much less would have been “more” … though that could only have happened in a different film. If crying and yelling were Olympian events, much gold would be won here. “Animal” is a beast that prides itself on serving up too much of everything, not banquet-style but more like a messy trough. Naturally, it ends with a teaser for a sequel in which we’re promised even grislier splatterifics, while beautiful women cower in terror and quivering admiration.

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  • Animal Movie Review

    Animal Movie Review

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    2.5/5

    Ranvijay Singh (Ranbir Kapoor) is the hotheaded son of super rich industrialist Balbir Singh (Anil Kapoor). He’s super protective of his family and loves his father to death. That trait is shown early on, when as a schoolboy, he takes on the bullies who were troubling his college-bound sister. Growing up, he understands his father is never going to accept him the way he is. He finds time to marry the love of his life, Geetanjali (Rashmika Mandanna), scoots off to the US and has two children. Then, daddy dearest becomes the target of an assassination attempt. The dutiful son comes roaring back after eight years to set things right and kills around 300 people doing so. In between, he goes to Punjab to mend ties with an estranged branch of the family, so they can lend their sons to help him win the war. The boys have lots of tons with their toys – one of them is a giant gun mounted on a motor.

    All this happens before the interval. Now, the film practically ends at this point and if the director had done that, we would have left with a one-and-a-half hour long, slick actioner. But he doesn’t do the needful and needlessly stretches it to another two hours. We are made to repetitively witness more mayhem.

    The film is a homage to the hero worship every boy feels for his dad as a kid. Most of us slowly let go of that feeling as we grow up, and start seeing our fathers as beings of mere flesh and bone. This leads to a better relationship, a healthier relationship, with our parents as we age. But Ranvijay is shown to be having the emotional depth of a five year old when it comes to dealing with his father. He puts his father on the same pedestal as God, or even higher. He doesn’t share the same equation with his mother, mind you. She’s a mere mortal, perhaps, as he says in the film, it’s a man’s world.

    Sandeep Reddy Vanga was criticised for having men raise their hand against women in both Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh. Here we have Rashmika giving in to anger and slapping Ranbir. That’s Vanga’s way of making things right. Take it or leave it. The film worships at the temple of toxic masculinity, what with phallic humour galore and women being treated as mere sex objects. There’s a scene where Ranbir is celebrating his successful heart surgery by roaming around buff naked in the lawns, to put things in perspective.

    All that aside, we never could imagine what prompted the director to make this vastly self-indulgent film. Maybe it was an experiment to turn Ranbir Kapoor into an action star. Perhaps to see how good he looks with Rashmika or with Triptii Dimri. Perhaps it was to resurrect Bobby Deol’s film career. Well, Ranbir’s such a good actor that he makes even leave-your-mind-at-home action look easy on the eye. And he does look good with both Rashmika and Triptii. And there’s no doubt that Bobby still has a great screen persona. But do these positives justify three hours and 21 minutes of runtime? Some scenes feel like they were written on the fly. The editing, the continuity is the least troubled department. The film is shot well and has some good songs to its credit but the story, screenplay and direction departments clearly needed a firmer guidance.

    There have been films like Shakti (1982), revolving around tumultuous father-son relationships. Perhaps Sandeep Reddy Vanga should have gone back to the classic or sat with its director Ramesh Sippy to get a grip on how it’s done. Because Anil Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are two of our finest actors. And both have acted out of their skulls in this film. Their scenes together are the soul of the film. But even the finest talent can’t do much in the face of bad writing. It’s painful to watch their talent being used in such a way. The trailer of the film was so finely cut that it raised expectations sky high. The end product, sadly, just doesn’t match up to the hype.

    Watch Animal to see Anil Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor rising above the ridiculous to give a sublime performance.

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    Renuka Vyavahare, December 1, 2023, 5:24 PM IST


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    2.5/5


    Animal Synopsis: Having craved for his rich father’s (Anil Kapoor) love and attention all his life, an unhinged Vijay (Ranbir Kapoor) gets obsessive and violent when his dad is attacked. Seeking revenge and hunting down the conspirators become his only aim. Picture Godfather on steroids, devoid of its psychological tension.

    Animal Review: Blood is thicker than water according to the film’s protagonist. The safety and unity of family is sacrosanct no matter how twisted the relations. We are even led to believe that dysfunctional is better than broken.
    Through an exhausting runtime of 3 hours, 21 minutes, comprising extreme bloodshed, testosterone and blatant misogyny, writer-director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, known for his controversial statements and thoughts, glorifies the alpha male once again through his Godfather-esque tale.

    When his father is shot, Vijay declares himself as the ‘man of the house’ and takes matters into his own hands. He assures his father that he’ll safeguard their steel empire and family’s legacy, but revenge first. He seduces Geetanjali (Rashmika Mandana), through his toxic macho traits. “Don’t call me bhaiyya. I don’t have brotherly feelings for you.” He compliments her childbearing hips and like Christian Grey, whisks her away in his private jet for some high-altitude dom/sub love making. “You were the bottom, you didn’t have to do much”, he comments after. He even expects her to forgive his infidelity because she forgives his other crimes, anyway.

    Even as Vanga’s take on women or violence unsettle you massively, those are his preferences for a protagonist as a director, and he is free to have them. The issue is lack of purpose in the story. His gun wielding angry young man comes across as a pointless rebel without a cause. What is fuelling his fire and the rage within? The father-son discord that forms the crux of the story itself stays unexplored. Barring Ranbir, the story barely invests in other characters, turning them into silent spectators including the very talented Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol. AK is excellent in the confrontational scenes and Bobby looks menacing, but both get reduced to cardboard characters.

    Cocky, broken, and problematic characters can be celebrated if they have a reason strong enough to explain the mayhem if not justify. Vijay has none and in the absence of it, Animal ends up as all swag and no substance derailed family drama.

    Action, background score and music work well with the mood of the film. What works the most however is Ranbir Kapoor’s raw sex appeal and unmatched intensity. You find yourself trapped in his troubled mind as his blood-soaked eyes seethe with rage. His ability to become the character he plays shocks, stuns, and draws you in each frame. He lends that dangerously unpredictable quality to this deranged character and aces it especially in that Vaastav like crucial climax scene. Sadly, the story does little for him though.

    Ranbir Kapoor can be Joaquin Phoenix but Animal’s no Joker. This entire film could have just been a conversation between the father and his son.

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  • Animal Review: Sunny Deol raves about ‘Little Brother’ Bobby Deol’s performance; netizens say, ‘Tabahi’

    Animal Review: Sunny Deol raves about ‘Little Brother’ Bobby Deol’s performance; netizens say, ‘Tabahi’

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    Animal is coming in theatres tomorrow. There is immense excitement around the Ranbir Kapoor, Sandeep Reddy Vanga film. But the one who has given tough competition to the leading man in the trailer is Bobby Deol. He is the main villain of the film. Bobby Deol drove fans crazy when he flaunted his shirtless body in the trailer. The bloodied face of Bobby, the fight scene of Ranbir Kapoor, Bobby Deol and his persona made fans go wow. Sunny Deol who has seen the film lavished praise on the movie. Actor Karan Deol and his wife, Drisha also attended the special screening of Animal.

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    Sunny Deol’s adorable post for Bobby Deol

    The Gadar 2 star took to social media and wrote that his little brother had shaken the world. Fans showered love on the duo. They said the Deols made one of the greatest comebacks in 2023. It seems the character of Bobby Deol has cannibalistic traits as per reports.

    Bobby Deol is the one who shoots at Balbir Singh, (Anil Kapoor), the father of Arjun Singh (Ranbir Kapoor). Animal is the story of a son’s love for his father. Sandeep Reddy Vanga said it is on the lines of Godfather. The character of Ranbir Kapoor is that of an aerospace engineer. Rashmika Mandanna plays the role of Geethanjali who is the love interest and wife of Arjun Singh.

    Ranbir Kapoor confessed he was a fan of Bobby Deol in the 90s. The actor also showed us his moves. Sandeep Reddy Vanga said he has chosen the cast of Animal very carefully. This adorable post of Sunny Deol has made us more curious to see what Bobby Deol has in store for fans.

    Stay tuned to BollywoodLife for the latest scoops and updates from Bollywood, Hollywood, South, TV and Web-Series.
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  • ‘Hopes, prayers and belief’: Vicky Kaushal gears up for Sam Bahadur special screening in Delhi; see PICS

    ‘Hopes, prayers and belief’: Vicky Kaushal gears up for Sam Bahadur special screening in Delhi; see PICS

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    The advance booking for Vicky Kaushal starrer Sam Bahadur has kick-started. As the film inches towards its release date, a special screening was hosted by the team in Delhi for the ‘true heroes’ of India. Vicky attended the event looking dapper in a blue-hued suit.

    Vicky Kaushal gears up for Sam Bahadur special screening in Delhi

    Taking to Instagram, Vicky Kaushal posted multiple images of himself. The actor was all suited up for a special screening of his upcoming movie Sam Bahadur that was being organized for the Indian Army. For the event, Kaushal wore a suit in the shades of blue with a white shirt underneath.

    He posed with attitude and confidence and accessorized his look with a pair of gold-rimmed black sunglasses. Sharing the pictures, the actor captioned, “Hopes, prayers and belief. All set for a very special Screening of #SAMबहादुर in Delhi. one for the true heroes of our country. To the Indian Army!”

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    Vicky Kaushal’s response to Sam Bahadur clashing with Animal

    Vicky Kaushal’s Sam Bahadur and Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal will be simultaneously released on the same day. Sharing his two cents on it, the Masaan actor earlier said, “When two opening batsmen come to the crease, playing for the same team, you won’t say that the two batsmen are clashing with each other, they are playing for a single team, so we are playing for Hindi cinema. While one player might hit fours and sixes, the other player will be at the crease and take ones and twos and maintain the strike.”

    About Sam Bahadur

    The actor is currently busy promoting his upcoming war drama film, Sam Bahadur. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film is based on the life of India’s first field marshal, Sam Manekshaw. Apart from Vicky, the movie also stars Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Neeraj Kabi, Edward Sonnenblick, and Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub. The film is expected to be released theatrically on December 1, 2023.

    What’s next for Vicky Kaushal

    After Sam Bahadur, the actor will be seen in Dunki with Shah Rukh Khan. He is also filming for Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam which is expected to drop in 2024.

    ALSO READ: Sam Bahadur Advance Bookings: Vicky Kaushal starrer sees decent advances amidst Animal onslaught

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  • Vicky Kaushal talks about his film Sam Bahadur’s box-office clash with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal

    Vicky Kaushal talks about his film Sam Bahadur’s box-office clash with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal

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    Two highly anticipated Bollywood movies are releasing this Friday – the biographical war drama Sam Bahadur starring Vicky Kaushal and the crime thriller Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor. Vicky Kaushal has commented on the clash, emphasising that despite the competition, they contribute to Hindi cinema.

    In a recent interview with a leading news portal, Vicky Kaushal was asked about his thoughts on the release of Animal on the same day, even though Sam Bahadur had initially announced the date. In a playful manner, Vicky responded with a cricket reference stating that two opening batsmen come together to play for the same team. It isn’t a clash. He asserted that they are playing for “Hindi cinema”.

    When asked to predict which movie would be a hit and which one would focus on smaller achievements, Vicky replied that it would ultimately be up to the audience to decide.

    Sam Bahadur Animal Ranbir Kapoor Vicky Kaushal

    Sam Bahadur is a biopic film, based on India’s first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. The film focuses on the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film stars Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh.

    Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal is based on a fractured relationship between a father and a son. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol.

    Both films are releasing on December 1, 2023.

    See Also: Team Sam Bahadur ft. Vicky Kaushal, Sanya Malhotra and Meghna Gulzar seek blessings at Golden Temple 

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  • Animal Movie Director Teases Film With Ranbir Kapoor & Prabhas

    Animal Movie Director Teases Film With Ranbir Kapoor & Prabhas

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    Ranbir Kapoor has been making waves with his upcoming film Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga of Kabir Singh fame. The recently released final trailer has intensified the excitement surrounding the film. On top of that, during a promotional event, Ranbir Kapoor posed a question to the director regarding future collaboration with Prabhas. This has ignited speculation among fans.

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    Sandeep Reddy teases Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal to be part of spy & cop universe with Prabhas

    In a recent promotional event of Animal, the actor inquired about the potential of Animal to evolve into a cinematic universe akin to the Spy and Cop universes. Ranbir Kapoor asked the director about the prospect of featuring, both, himself and Prabhas in such a universe.

    Vanga responded with a tantalizing hint, stating, “I haven’t thought about it but if it does happen, I’ll let you know.” This cryptic response has sparked curiosity about the possible collaboration of these two superstars in future projects.

    All in all, this is also in regard to Animal movie director’s next directorial venture titled, Spirit. The film features none other than Prabhas in the lead role. It is described as a romantic-action entertainer, showcasing Prabhas in the role of a relentless police officer. Moreover, it is a departure from his previous characters.

    Bhushan Kumar, the producer of Animal, has confirmed that the shooting of Spirit will commence in June 2024, targeting a release date in 2025.

    Coming back to Animal, the film is a pan-Indian movie originally shot in Hindi. It features Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol, and more. Above all, the film is described as an action thriller set against a gritty gangster backdrop. Animal also delves into the complexities of a toxic father-son relationship.

    The movie, Animal, is releasing on December 1, 2023.

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  • Animal trailer launch: Rashmika Mandanna takes a funny dig at Ranbir Kapoor by calling him sir; don’t miss his reaction

    Animal trailer launch: Rashmika Mandanna takes a funny dig at Ranbir Kapoor by calling him sir; don’t miss his reaction

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    The trailer of Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal was launched at a grand event in Delhi. The star cast of the …

    The trailer of Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal was launched at a grand event in Delhi. The star cast of the film had arrived and a crowd of people gathered to see them. During this, Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, and Bobby Deol also met the media and answered their questions. But in response to a question, Rashmika was seen praising Ranbir. Rashmika said that for her working on Animal has been one of the best experiences so far. She loved working with Ranbir is that he made it really easy for his co-actors. Rashmika also shared her one-day shooting experience with Ranbir. Watch the video to know more.

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  • Ex-Palo Alto cop pleads guilty to 2018 assault during arrest. Colleagues called him ‘The Fuse’

    Ex-Palo Alto cop pleads guilty to 2018 assault during arrest. Colleagues called him ‘The Fuse’

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    A retired Palo Alto police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting a gay man during a 2018 arrest, according to the Santa Clara County district attorney’s office.

    Wayne Benitez, 66, who prosecutors say was known among his former colleagues as “The Fuse,” had slammed the 42-year-old man’s face against a car windshield and then failed to disclose his actions in his police report. As part of a plea deal, Benitez will be sentenced to 750 hours of community service and required to complete anger management and LGBTQ+ sensitivity training.

    The assault occurred on Feb. 17, 2018, at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park.

    Benitez was one of several officers arresting the man, whose name was not released, on suspicion of having driven with a suspended license. Benitez slammed the man into the windshield of his own car.

    “See how quickly they behave once we put our foot down?” Benitez is heard saying on body-camera video of the arrest, according to prosecutors. “And that’s what we don’t do enough of.”

    After the victim complained that the assault made him bleed, Benitez said: “You’re going to be bleeding a whole lot more.”

    In his report, Benitez said he only used force when pulling the man from his trailer at the mobile home park, prosecutors said. But security video from the scene captured the assault, as did the body-camera video from the arrest.

    “When someone with a badge breaks the law, it cracks the confidence that people have in law enforcement,” Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen said in a statement. “That is not just unfortunate. It is unacceptable. No one is above the law.”

    The man’s charges were later dismissed by the district attorney’s office. The case was investigated by the Santa Clara County district attorney’s public and law enforcement integrity team.

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  • Animal Trailer OUT: Ranbir Kapoor ignites screens with violent avatar; Anil Kapoor-Bobby Deol impress

    Animal Trailer OUT: Ranbir Kapoor ignites screens with violent avatar; Anil Kapoor-Bobby Deol impress

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    Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s movie Animal is generating a lot of excitement and is one of the most awaited films this year. The buzz started as soon as it was revealed. Featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, and Triptii Dimri, the film is scheduled to be released next month. Today, the makers have finally dropped the film’s trailer and it has increased the excitement even further. 

    About Animal’s trailer

    Today on November 23, the makers of Animal featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol, and Triptii Dimri in the lead roles, have finally unveiled the much-awaited trailer of the film. 

    The trailer is full of entertaining elements and it catches your attention right from the beginning, and the intensity keeps building with each scene. The relationship between the father and son is portrayed in a unique and fascinating manner. The trailer highlights top-notch background music and music that you’ll truly enjoy, showcasing Kapoor in a character that’s imperfect yet captivating. Rashmika Mandanna also has her own moments to shine in the movie. 

    WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: 

    About Animal

    The teaser for Animal came out earlier, raising fans’ excitement for the movie. The story revolves around a father-son relationship, with Ranbir playing a man committed to safeguarding his family and their hidden truths. Anil Kapoor portrays Ranbir’s father, Balbir Singh, and Rashmika Mandanna is cast as Geetanjali, a possible romantic interest for Ranbir’s character.

    Before, the creators revealed a poster of Bobby Deol in Animal, showing his face with blood on it. In the movie, he plays a strong and menacing villain. 

    As mentioned before, Ranbir Kapoor is in the lead role in the movie, which focuses on the tense relationship between a father and his son. The seasoned actor Anil Kapoor plays the character Balbir Singh, who is the father of Ranbir’s character in the story. Rashmika Mandanna plays the main female role as Geethanjali, who is the wife of the lead character.

    T-Series by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar, Cine1 Studios by Murad Khetani, and Bhadrakali Pictures by Pranay Reddy Vanga have backed the film Animal. The film is set to come out on December 1st this year. 

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  • World Dog Alliance: South Korea on Track to Enact Dog Meat Ban Legislation by the End of This Year

    World Dog Alliance: South Korea on Track to Enact Dog Meat Ban Legislation by the End of This Year

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    The World Dog Alliance (WDA) is pleased to announce a significant milestone in the fight against the dog meat trade in South Korea. Following a bipartisan letter from members of the U.S. Congress, sent to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Aug. 7, 2023, urging the country to ban the consumption of dog meat, South Korea is making substantial progress towards enacting legislation to ban this barbaric practice.

    Within just one month of the U.S. congressional letter, South Korean First Lady Kim Keon-hee attended a press conference organized by local animal welfare organizations, publicly endorsing legislation to ban dog meat consumption. This endorsement underscores the proactive steps being taken by the South Korean government to expedite the legislative process. Bills to ban dog meat consumption have received broad support from both the ruling and opposition parties. It is anticipated that this legislation will be passed in early December this year.

    Since 2014, the World Dog Alliance has been actively involved in global efforts to protect the rights of dogs. Our work in South Korea, a nation where the dog meat industry has been prevalent, has been particularly noteworthy. In 2014, the WDA’s founder Genlin traveled to South Korea to film a documentary titled “Eating Happiness,” shedding light on the grim reality of the dog meat trade and urging global attention to the issue.

    In 2016, the World Dog Alliance launched an online petition on the UK Parliament website, calling on the UK to exert diplomatic pressure on the South Korean Government to stop dog meat consumption, especially in light of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The campaign garnered over 100,000 signatures from UK citizens. This significant public outcry raised awareness about the issue and played a pivotal role in shutting down Moran market, the biggest dog meat market in South Korea, marking crucial progress in the effort to abolish the dog meat trade.

    In 2017, the WDA organized a symposium in the South Korean parliament titled “Explicit Legislation to Ban Dog Meat,” inviting South Korean lawmakers to discuss the formulation of laws to prohibit the dog meat trade.

    In 2018, the WDA hosted a large-scale event at Seoul City Hall with the theme “I Am Not Food,” aimed at raising awareness about the issue of dog meat. At this event, Tory, the beloved dog of then-South Korean President Moon Jae-in, made a special appearance. Genlin’s letter, appealing for the end of the dog meat industry, was personally delivered to President Moon, catalyzing the subsequent government actions.

    The World Dog Alliance commends the South Korean government for taking action to address the dog meat issue, a move that significantly enhances the country’s international image.

    Source: World Dog Alliance

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  • New species with “hieroglyphic” pattern discovered among sand dunes

    New species with “hieroglyphic” pattern discovered among sand dunes

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    A brand new lizard species with a hieroglyphic pattern on its back has been discovered among the sand dunes in eastern Iran.

    The discovery, which was detailed in a study in the journal Zootaxa on November 10, was made back in 2010 in the South Khorasan province of the desert, while researchers were conducting a survey for local reptiles and amphibians.

    The researchers found a total of 10 strange-looking lizards in the sand dunes, all with an unusual pattern on their skin. They discovered that it was actually an entirely new species, now named Eremias graphica, or the “hieroglyphic racerunner lizard.”

    The new species is named using the Greek word “graphikos,” according to the study, as reported by the Miami Herald. This translates to either “drawn” or “written,” and was used because of the lizard’s strange pattern which resembles hieroglyphs.

    A photo shows the new lizard species found in the sand dunes of Iran. A closer look at the creature shows a strange pattern on its back.
    Eskandar Rasegar-Pouyani, Valentina Orlova, Khosrow Rajabizadeh, Hossein Nabizadeh, Nikolay Poyarkov, Daniel Melnikov and Roman Nazarov

    Hieroglyphs are generally associated with Ancient Egypt, though other forms of writing also exited at the time.

    The researchers found that most of the lizards were about 7 inches long and were easily disguised in the sand dunes due to their sandy coloring, according to the study.

    The researchers, who are from multiple organizations from across Russia and Iran, analyzed 93 genetic samples from the lizards in the desert.

    “We hypothesize that the diversification of the Eremias fasciata species complex was largely influenced by the fragmentation of sand massifs in the region,” an abstract from the study read. “This same hypothesis has been used to explain the high level of endemism among the sand-dwelling species of reptiles along the Iranian Plateau in the same area. The two new species described herein can be distinguished from other congeneric species by their phylogenetic position and a combination of morphological characters. We use these data to discuss the taxonomy of Eremias based on morphology, habitat choice, and genetic data.”

    The study noted that the lizards can mainly be found scuttling around the vegetation found in the sand dunes, the Miami Herald reported. They can also be found burrowing for shade and shelter. The researchers reported that they typically eat insects.

    Closer analysis of the creature showed that it was most active during some hours in the morning, and evening. During the rest of the day, it tends to hide under the bushes of the sand dunes.

    So far, the new species has only been found near one road near the city of Tabas, in central-eastern Iran.