Ranbir Kapoor had a lot of updates on his upcoming projects, and he was eager to share them at the ongoing Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).

Speaking about the much-anticipated sequel to Animal (2023), which was confirmed earlier this year, the 42-year-old told Deadline, “The director (Sandeep Reddy Vanga) is making another film right now, [so] we should [be able to] start that film in 2027... He wants to make it into three parts and the second part will be called Animal Park,” and added, “We have been sharing ideas from the first film itself on how he wants to take the story forward. It’s very exciting because I [will] get to play two characters — both the antagonist and the protagonist. So, it’s an extremely exciting project with an extremely original director.”

Kapoor is also set to star in his second Sanjay Leela Bhansali film titled Love And War, which is currently in the pre-production stage. Recounting his debut film with Bhansali, Saawariya (2007), Kapoor revealed how it had the “biggest impact on his career”.

“I have always believed failures changed me more than successful films. My first film, Saawariya, was a big disaster at the box office and it was ridiculed as a film. [But] it prepared me early on about what this industry is like, and what it is like to be an actor. I was humbled with my first film itself; it prepared me for the ride.”

As for Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana, where Kapoor will star alongside Sai Pallavi, the actor revealed that the shoot for the first part has been wrapped up. Calling it “India’s greatest story”, the actor said, “I am so humbled to essay Ram’s role. It’s a film that has everything. It teaches what Indian culture is about — family and husband-wife dynamics.”