It's controversial/ Bobby Deol breaks his silence on marital rape scene in Animal: Was just portraying...

Bobby Deol is busy grabbing the headlines owing to his performance in Animal. The actor played a mute antagonist Abrar Haque who was seen at loggerheads with Ranbir Kapoor. Apart from his prolific performance, the actor is also in the news for a particular scene which has created a stir on social media - marital rape scene. Now, the actor has reacted to the controversial scene and shared that he was just portraying a character who was savage.

Bobby Deol reacts to the controversial marital rape scene in Animal

In the film, the actor has a scene where he forces himself on his third wife right after their wedding. This particular scene has drawn criticism on social media. Now, in an interview with Bollywood Bubble, the actor explained that he was just "portraying this character who is savage, who is an evil man and this is how he treats his women".

“I was just portraying this character who is savage, who is an evil man and this is how he treats his women, this is how he is. And that’s how I portrayed it. He’s a romantic actually with his three wives," said the actor.

Bobby Deol on filming for the controversial marital rape scene in Animal

In the same interview, the actor opened up about how he portrayed the character and said that from the first time he heard his character, he knew there was so much he could do with it without even speaking a word.

"From the time I heard my character, I knew there was so much I could do with it without even speaking a word. In fact, without speaking a word gave me some kind of energy that brought something out in me. When I was performing, I had no inhibitions whatsoever," the actor elaborated.