Animal: Not Ranbir Kapoor, but South superstar Mahesh Babu was Sandeep Reddy Vanga's first choice, here's why he declined the offer

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Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga earned accolades with his 2019 Bollywood movie, Kabir Singh..

Sandeep Reddy Vangas upcoming flick boasts a talented star cast including Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol..

According to reports, Ranbir Kapoors role in Animal was first offered to South superstar Mahesh Babu..

However, the actor apparently refused to take up the role as he was hesitant to do a film that deals with such a dark subject..

Earlier, in an interaction on social media, Sandeep Reddy Vanga spoke highly of the actor, calling him extremely focused..

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