DPIFF Awards 2024: Sandeep Reddy Vanga wins Best Director award for 'Animal'

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 20 (ANI): Filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga bagged the Best Director award for his film 'Animal' at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2024.
Taking to X, Production house T-Series shared a video and wrote, "Sandeep Reddy Vanga awarded with the Best Director award at the Dada Saheb Phalke Awards for Animal."

Sandeep Reddy Vanga awarded with the Best Director award at the Dada Saheb Phalke Awards for Animal 😎🙌🏻#Animal #AnimalTheFilm #AnimalHuntBegins #BloodyBlockbusterAnimal @AnimalTheFilm @AnilKapoor #RanbirKapoor @iamRashmika @thedeol @tripti_dimri23@rajshekharis… pic.twitter.com/Vn9Or9zPmu

— T-Series (@TSeries) February 20, 2024

In the video, Vanga could be seen receiving the award.
The grand award ceremony was also attended by other B-town celebs like Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Aditya Roy Kapur, Vikrant Massey, Nayanthara, Shahid Kapoor, Sandeep Reddy Vanga and others.
Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga 'Animal' was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2023. However, it was also criticized for its alleged depiction of misogyny.
The film starred Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, and Bobby Deol in the lead roles.
'Animal' revolves around a troubled father-son relationship and has Ranbir in the role of Rannvijay Singh, who goes on to exact revenge after there's an assassination attempt on his father. The film raked in over Rs 800 crore at the box office.
Meanwhile, Vanga will be next directing 'Spirit' which stars Prabhas in the lead role. (ANI)