Ranbir Kapoor surprised audiences with his intense performance as Ranvijay Singh in Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film Animal (2023). The movie became one of the highest-grossing films of the year, leaving viewers excited when the producers announced a sequel titled Animal Park. Recently, Bhushan Kumar, who co-produced the film, revealed that the sequel is on track. He mentioned that once director Sandeep Reddy Vanga completes his next project with Prabhas, they will begin work on the Ranbir starrer within the next six months.

In the post-credits scene of Animal, the audience gets to see the title Animal Park, which was confirmed as the sequel by the makers. In a new interview with Bollywood Hungama, Bhushan Kumar, the managing director of T-series Productions, confirmed that the film’s making is underway, much to the delight of fans.

He revealed that the film’s director is working on his next film, a Telugu entertainer Spirit that will star superstar Prabhas in the lead role. However, the film’s other cast has yet to be decided. So, they are working on it, and the shoot for that film will begin by the end of December 2024.

Once Spirit is made, after a six-month gap, they will begin work on the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal Park. He said, “We will have a six-month gap and then immediately Animal Park.”

For those unaware, Animal received a lot of criticism for its storyline and violent scenes. However, as per a report in India Today, Sandeep Reddy Vanga has mentioned Animal Park would be ‘darker’ and ‘meaner’ than Animal. Also, he announced that the film would begin shooting in 2026, but Kumar’s statement has left the audiences more excited.

In addition, Kapoor recalled during a conversation with Netflix India that Vanga narrated a couple of scenes from the upcoming sequel to him, which left the actor excited to know more. 

On the work front, Ranbir Kapoor is working on Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, co-starring Sai Pallavi and Yash. He also has Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Love And War, co-starring Vicky Kaushal and Alia Bhatt.

The National Film Awards are a prestigious honor that is bestowed upon the best of Indian cinema every year. A variety of Hindi titles that have received this honor are available on Netflix. Check out this list of some of the National Award-winning Bollywood movies you can watch on Netflix, which include Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi, Aamir Khan-led Rang De Basanti, and more.

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1. Gangubai Kathiawadi 

Following the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Bhushan Kumar is all set to create many more IPs with franchises in the coming 2 years. In a recent interview, the producer emphasized on the power of franchises and the value it adds at the box office. The maker also termed Bhool Bhualiyaa 3 a perfect combination of franchise with good actors. Keeping in sync with the post-pandemic trends, where the franchises are slowly taking over the concept of stardom in India, Bhushan Kumar is set to bring as many as 8 franchise films in the coming few years.

According to sources close to the development, his next two for the big screen after Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 are Raid 2 and De De Pyaar De 2, which arrive in February and May 2025 respectively. A source shares, “At T Series, Bhushan Kumar is looking to create superstars out of IPs, and there are many films close to his heart in the development stage for parts two and three. The most ambitious of the lot is India’s biggest war film, Border 2, with Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, and Diljit Dosanjh. That will be followed by Animal Park, the sequel to 2023 cult blockbuster, Animal with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. While Border 2 begins in November 2024, Animal Park is slated to kick off in 2026 after Sandeep Reddy Vanga wraps up Spirit with Prabhas.”

The source further added that even Spirit could be a franchise in the cop space in the near future, as Sandeep Reddy Vanga is having big ideas for the action thriller led by Prabhas. “There’s also Dhamaal 4 in the development stage, scheduled to go on floors in 2025. Pati Patni Aur Woh 2 and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 4 will also be made in the coming three years – both spearheaded by Kartik Aaryan,” the source added.

Talking of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, the horror comedy has entered the Rs 100 crore club in 3-days and will soon enter the Rs 150 crore club by the end of first week. Stay tuned to Pinkvilla for more updates on the aforementioned films.