Did Sandeep Reddy Vanga take a dig at Shah Rukh Khan by saying 'They expect the hero to die, they don't understand...'

Despite two months of its release and success, Sandeep Reddy Vanga is still speaking about Animal and its polarised responses. After responding to the criticism by Kiran Rao and Javed Akhtar, it seems he took a jibe at Shah Rukh Khan.At the recently held CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2023, SRK said in his speech, "The heroes I play do good things. They give hope and happiness. If I play a bad guy I make sure he suffers a lot, he dies a dog's death."Vanga told Siddharth Kanan, "People don't understand what glorification means. They expect the hero to give a lecture in the climax, where he admits to all his mistakes, they expect him to die a dog's death."About SRKAs the star accepted the award, he said, “It’s not about the box-office or numbers but the desire to entertain.” This was in response to his back-to-back setbacks prior to ‘Pathaan‘. He said he was nervous and scared, since he had the fear of not being able to entertain.The star had a historic 2023 with two All Time Blockbusters ‘Pathaan‘ and ‘Jawan‘ and delivered his third success with ‘Dunki‘. He created history by amassing over 8 crore footfalls in a single year.Well, the success spree is not just limited to the box office, the superstar has also created a phenomenon by drawing whooping 8 crore footfalls throughout the year, with Jawan contributing 3.93 Cr., Pathaan3.20 Cr. , and Dunkiover 1 Cr. so far — becoming the first ever Hindi film actor to do so.Starting the year with a bang, Pathaan raked in 524 Cr. nett (Hindi) and 545 Cr. nett (all languages) in India, and a stellar 1055 Cr. worldwide including a record-breaking 49.25 million USD overseas. Pathaan continues to reign supreme as the highest-grossing Indian film internationally.