The Indian film Animal lacked a coherent script or story and was filled with excessive action and misogyny. Few people know that UK-based Pakistani actress Shafina Patel Shah, who played Bobby Deol's second wife in the film, was initially cast for the role of his third wife, later portrayed by Indian actress Mansi Tuksak.
Shafina recounted to Geo Digital how she landed the role: she received an unexpected message while in Peshawar, Pakistan, asking her to audition for an Indian film. After sending her audition tape and not hearing back for a week, she was finally confirmed for the role. During the filming of the song "Jamal Jamalo," a dramatic incident occurred when a junior cast member fainted due to a graphic scene.
Shafina also shared her experience of working with Shah Rukh Khan in a past advertisement and mentioned her role as a RAW agent in a shelved film with Tiger Shroff.
