Divya Delhi: Playing a violent criminal who becomes sober after seeing a child, Akshay Kumar's character in Jaanwar was a watershed moment in his career.With a string of successful films under his belt, Suneel Darshan opens a can of worms by suggesting that Animal, directed by Sandeep Vanga, is greatly influenced by Jaanwar (1999) and Ek Rishtaa: The Bond of Love (2001). In Jaanwar, Akshay Kumar played a reformed criminal who finds sobriety via the presence of a child; in Ek Rishtaa..., Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar portrayed a problematic father-son relationship.According to Suneel Darshan, Animal looks to his two flicks for ideas. Simply put, Animal was just JAANWAR translated. The Jaanwar influences in Animal are subtle, I'll grant. However, the likeness to EK RISHTAA was very striking. Some Instagram video brought this to my attention.A famous actor from Animal reacted sarcastically, "This gentleman (Suneel Darshan) has a release coming up this week. Vanga, who is known to retaliate with a mouthful to any criticism, has not yet spoken up about Suneel Darshan's charges. Consequently, he is in desperate need of any and all forms of publicity. Good luck to him.