As Rashmika Mandanna and Vijay Deverakonda celebrate their engagement, fans are revisiting a heartwarming moment from the Animal promotions when Ranbir Kapoor playfully teased Rashmika about her connection with Vijay.
The clip, which recently resurfaced online, has once again captured the attention of fans who have followed the couple’s journey from co-stars to life partners.
It all happened when Rashmika appeared on Nandamuri Balakrishna’s show alongside Ranbir Kapoor during the Animal promotions. In a candid moment, Vijay Deverakonda joined them over a phone call, prompting Ranbir to tease his co-star.
Rashmika, blushing through the conversation, shared that she had watched Arjun Reddy on its first day of release, saying, “I watched Arjun Reddy on the first day of its release, so I have like one connection with Arjun Reddy. And Animal is my film, so I like both of them, sir.”
When host Balakrishna asked her to explain the “connection,” Rashmika admitted she had watched Arjun Reddy after moving to Hyderabad. That’s when Ranbir jumped in with a fun revelation, saying, “Actually sir, there’s a coincidence story Sandeep met Rashmika the first day at Arjun Reddy’s success party, on Vijay’s terrace.”
Interestingly, Arjun Reddy marked the beginning of director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s career and established a long-lasting creative bond with Vijay Deverakonda a connection that later extended to Ranbir and Sandeep through Animal.