Animal: Tripti Dimri REACTS To Viral Video of Her Gazing at Ranbir Kapoor, Says 'My Dad Called And...'

Animal star Tripti Dimri broke her silence on the viral video showing her gazing at Ranbir Kapoor. Following the release of Animal, a video from the pre-release press conference had gone viral showing Tripti’s eyes locked on Ranbir. The cast and director, Sandeep Reddy Vanga, were posing for the cameras when the paparazzi caught this moment. In a new interview, the actress opened up about the moment and said that she was very nervous during the moment. So much so that her father noticed and gave her a call the next day.

Speaking to Siddharth Kannan, the Qala star said, “Hum log screening pe the. And, puri cast ka shoot karna tha unko. [We were at the screening. They wanted to shoot the whole cast.] They wanted the whole cast of Animal together. And people were talking. And, he (Ranbir Kapoor) was right in front of me talking to somebody. So, if someone’s talking to someone in front of me, obviously, you will look at that person.”

“If you will notice, I was just rubbing my hands. My dad, in fact, called me after watching the whole footage. And he was like, ‘Were you nervous?’. I said, ‘Haan. How did you know?’ He was like, ‘You were rubbing your hands. I know, you rub your hands when you are nervous,’” she added.

Addressing the moment that she had her eyes locked on Ranbir, Tripti said, “So, I was really nervous. And especially, when you are standing with people like Ranbir, you are bound to get nervous, right? And I think he was standing in front of me, talking to somebody and you don’t even realise in that moment, where you are looking, what you are looking at.”

In Animal, Tripti is seen playing the role of Zoya. Ranbir Kapoor’s character Rannvijay has an affair with her only to discover she’s a mole. Her performance in the movie is being praised, with many dubbing her as a national crush.