"People have become emancipated, they appreciate it if you give a good reason. Sometime back, people were not able to adjust to the actors who were playing the negative characters. "When a person (who generally plays a) negative character is playing a positive character, they had doubts. In Hollywood, the actors are accepted in both (kinds of) roles, total negative or total positive, the performance matters. TV and all that (referring to OTT platforms) have made them (the audience) more literate about these things," he observed. The actor also praised Ranbir for his performance in the action drama. "Animal" marks the second collaboration between the duo after the 2009 comedy-drama "Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year". "Ranbir is a very hardworking actor and performed so well in 'Rocket Singh'. In this film ('Animal'), he is tremendous. He has done a great job. It is a very difficult and complicated role. "It is action-oriented but even then, his character has a great background (story). People seem to love him very much. Not just him, even Bobby Deol is very good in a special appearance. All of them are very impactful."

In movies, Chopra has worked with four generations of the Kapoor family -- from Prithviraj Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, and Kareena Kapoor Khan and Ranbir Kapoor in recent years. All his co-stars from the Kapoor clan are thorough professionals but his most-favourite was Rishi Kapoor, who passed away in April 2020 after a battle with leukemia. "Some of them gave great performances, like, Prithviraj ji was known as the great actor, then Raj Kapoor was a known superstar and a genius director. Shammi Kapoor had his own style of working. But it was Rishi Kapoor I liked the most. "He was very involved when he was working. He would fit into any character easily. He was a great asset to any film that he was working on," he added. The actor said he has experienced his fair share of highs and lows, but has managed to survive in the film industry. "I've been in the profession for more than the last 60 years. I'm grateful to God. I've never been unfair with my work. Every film for me was a test. I'm very hardworking, honest, and determined. There have been a lot of embarrassments and controversies but you have to continue doing your work," he said. Going forward, Chopra said he is looking forward to doing selective work, something like American icon Marlon Brando's character in the Hollywood classic "Godfather". "I'm open to good roles. It has to be very selective," he added.

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