Animal Controversy In Parliament: Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal, released on December 1, has stirred a debate online as people are criticising the film for its toxic and misogynistic content.

Meanwhile, the film has reached Parliament after a Congress MP from Chhattisgarh raised concerns about the glorifying of problematic themes and justifying them, while also revealing that her daughter left the theatre crying after watching the movie.

Animal film slammed by Congress MP

On Thursday, Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan, while speaking at Rajya Sabha, raised her voice against films like Animal that depict violence and have undertones like misogyny and domestic violence. Terming the film "Shameful," she stated, "Cinema is a mirror of society. We have grown up watching it; watching cinema and youth is quite influenced nowadays; some such films are coming, if you start from Kabir to Pushpa, and now a picture is going on 'Animal'."

She went on to add, "I won't be able to tell you that my daughter had so many girls with her who were in college. Studying in the second year. She cried in half the picture and got up from the hall and left."

She further said, "After all, so much violence, so much violence and molestation of women. I don't like showing such things in pictures. Look at 'Kabir Singh', how he treats his wife, people, and society and pictures are also showing him justifying."

"This is a very thought-provoking topic. These pictures, this violence, in presenting these negative roles, have an impact on our 11th and 12th standard children nowadays. They have started considering it as a role model. Because we are seeing it in pictures, we are seeing this kind of violence in the society too."

Problem with the song Arjan Vailly

Not only the film's content, but the MP also objected to the use of the song Arjan Vailly, saying that it gives wrong ideas about the Sikh heroes. Slamming the use of the song, she said, "The third is the history of Punjab. Hari Singh of Nalwa. There is a song in it that Phad Ke Gandasi Mari... This has added history to a gang war, a war of hatred between two families."

"In the film, the way he kills the hero by carrying big weapons in the college, it looks bad. No law is even punishing him, all this is shown in the picture, which is wrong."

She added, "As far as Arjan Valley is concerned, Hari Singh Nalwa, the commander-in-chief of the Sikh Force, who fought against the Mughals, against the British, to stop their growing power, his son was Arjan Singh Nalwa. He saved many Muslims from Pakistan's Guzara, when the whole of India was together, in 1947. This high-quality history has been shown wrongly in this picture. This also hurts the religious faith."

Earlier, Bollywood lyricist and poet Swanand Kirkire had also blasted the makers of Animal for the same reason.

About Animal

Besides, Ranbir, Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor, and Triptii Dimri, among others, play important roles in the movie. The revenge drama has earned over Rs 500 crore in just six days at the global box office.