Mahesh Babu calls Ranbir Kapoor 'best actor in India' at Animal pre-release event | Watch

On Monday, Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandanna, Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor attended the pre-release event of Animal in Hyderabad. The event was graced by SS Rajamouli and Mahesh Babu as chief guests. During the event, the Maharishi actor praised Ranbir, declaring himself a huge fan.

Mahesh Babu calls Ranbir Kapoor the best actor in India

Animal pre-release event took place at Malla Reddy College of Engineering in Hyderabad in the evening. When asked Mahesh Babu to address the audience, the actor hailed Ranbir's acting skills and called himself his fan. He also called Ranbir his favourite and said that in his opinion, Ranbir is the "best actor in India".

"I have told him this before also when I met him but I dont think he took me seriously. So today, on this stage, I'm saying that I'm a huge Ranbir Kapoor fan and in my opinion, he is the best actor in India," said Mahesh Babu.

When it was Ranbir's turn to speak, he recalled meeting Mahesh Babu and said he was the "first superstar I ever met". In the video going viral, the actor starts by chanting, “Jai Babu, Jai Babu,” and adds, "You were the first superstar Mahesh Babu I ever met. I remember messaging him after watching Okkadu and he replied, and I cant thank you enough for supporting sir.”

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Helmed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, during the promotional event in Chennai, the 41-year-old actor opened up on why the director titled the film Animal. He explained that once "you watch the film, you will understand." He elaborated and said according to him the reason is because animal behaves out of instinct. "They don't behave out of thought. So this character that I'm playing, he behaves out of instinct to protect his family. He is not thinking he is behaving out of instinct, he is impulsive, and I think that's where the title Animal came and once you see the film you'll realize that this film suits this title," the actor concluded.

The film is slated to hit the theatres on December 1, alongside Vicky Kaushal's Sam Bahadur.