By now you have watched Ranbir Kapoor starrer Animal - written, directed and edited by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. And if you are one of the majority, you are a man and you absolutely loved the movie. Let us dissect why.

It justified your "beshi bhalobashi dekhei to emon kori" (I behave like this only because I love you too much) claims

You are liberal. It is just that she does not dress properly, has male friends and men sometimes compliment her on Facebook. You do not like it. But that is only because you love her so much, right? Ranvijay demands to be forgiven for his infidelity but is ready to slaughter anyone who tries to come close to his wife. He forbids her to remarry if he dies. He loves her too much, after all. You could totally relate!

It justified your "amar shob kotha manba" (You have to always obey me) demands

The way Ranvijay shushes his wife Geetanjali when she says that Ranvijay might be different from his father, does not represent the minimum respect between a couple in the moment of conflict. He orders her, "don't ever go there", like a strict father from two decades ago. The tiny little voice in your head that occasionally tried to improve your behaviour towards your partner, went completely silent with that scene.

It justified your "ami emon-i" (I am what I am) statements

When she tries to tell you, you are doing something wrong or tries to change your bad habits, you tell her to let you be because you cannot accept that a woman might know better. When Geetanjali tries to stop his "animalistic" behaviour saying "you are fighting ghosts in your head", Ranvijay yells "I do not fight ghosts, I devour them!" Your inner male ego got a major boost!

It justified your "orna koi" (Where is your orna) questions

You know that "masculine" urge you feel to ask your girlfriends/wives/sisters where their orna is even if they are not wearing something that requires one? It expresses your supposed authority over the bodies of the women in your life. This sense of authority over women is depicted in Ranvijay throughout Animal. No, he does not ask Geetanjali to wear a dupatta, but he decides what to drink or how to handle bullies for his sisters; he treats his wife as his property and orders her around as if he owns these women.

It justified your "chhele manush ektu erokom korbei" (Men will be men) point of view

The theory of having a sexual relationship outside of marriage in order to gain information from the other woman does not convince Geetanjali. But Ranvijay attempts to justify his infidelity because his papa is his “jaan” so he can do whatever he wants as long as it is for papa. As I have already discussed earlier, he would not have taken it had it been his wife who slept with another man, for whatever reason. Ranvijay is a man, he can get involved with other women momentarily, he does not LOVE her - your "alpha" male brain thought.
It justified your "meye manusher abar buddhi" (Hahaha, women!) comments

Geetanjali, like a nursery school kid, is schooled and convinced by Ranvijay on the famous "alpha-male" point - as if she has no brain of her own. Ranvijay tells her she has a "big pelvis" so she would be able to bear healthy children and that he is a perfect match for her because he is an "alpha man". On Ranvijay's part, it might be considered a silly tactic to win his crush over, but the fact that the movie shows Geetanjali falling for it like a dummy, tries to portray the common male belief "women have no brains". And you liked it because deep down you feel the same.

Final verdict

"It is just a film" you may say. But if you liked it, you have to ask yourself why you liked it since it is getting criticised for the way it portrayed both genders. You might argue that you are not like Ranvijay and that no one can be like Ranvijay in real life. But the truth is, there are Ranvijays hidden in your subconscious mind (or "unconscious", according to Sigmund Freud). That is why you felt celebrated, validated and justified when you saw your innermost instincts being portrayed on the silver screen.
Cinema affects society, whether you accept it or not. The effect is often done on a subconscious level - which is why it is challenging to identify it. Animal, the film, justifies the prehistoric animalistic male instinct that is still there suppressed in your mind - which needs to be eradicated, not justified; because in the end, we are human beings with conscience, not actual Animals.