Actor Ranbir Kapoor is all set to star in Kabir Singh and Arjun Reddy director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s next film titled Animal which will also star Parineeti Chopra and Anil Kapoor. There were rumours earlier that Ranbir Kapoor would be paired opposite Sara Ali Khan but Filmfare is now reporting that besides Parineeti Chopra, the second lead actress is set to be Tripti Dimri who shot to fame post her starring role in Netflix’s hit film, Bulbbul.

According to Filmfare, Tripti Dimri has auditioned for the role and the makers of the film were quite impressed with the actress.

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The Hindustan Times reports a fun story that Ranbir Kapoor told on the sets of The Kapil Sharma Show in 2016 where he had come to promote his film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

“Main New York ki sadak pe chal raha tha. Main bhaag raha tha actually, mujhe bohot zor ki bathroom aa rahi thi. Main bhaag raha tha hotel ki taraf aur woh phone pe baat karte hue aise guzar rahi thi. Nazar mili toh maine socha, ‘Yaar, yeh toh Natalie Portman hai.’ Toh main ghoom ke bhaag ke aaya aur kaha, ‘Ek photo, ek photo’ (I was walking on the streets of New York. Running, actually, as I needed to use the washroom urgently. I was running towards the hotel and she was passing by, talking on the phone. I realised that she was Natalie Portman so I turned around, ran to her and requested a picture),” he said without realising that Portman was crying.

“Get lost, I say!” the Academy Award-winning actress told Ranbir Kapoor.

“Par aisa nahi hai ki main kuch kum fan ban gaya. Kal bhi agar woh mujhe sadak pe mil jaaye, toh main bolunga, ‘Ek photo, ek photo’ (It is not like this made me any less of a fan than I already am. If I meet her on the street tomorrow, I will again request a picture with her),” Ranbir Kapoor added.

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