India, June 5 -- It is hard to imagine Ranbir Kapoor's Ranvijay Singh in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal today without his trademark long hair and beard. But hairstylist Aalim Hakim revealed in an interview with Galatta India that Sandeep was initially not convinced with the look as it looked too similar to Sanju. (Also Read: Did Sandeep Reddy Vanga slam Deepika Padukone for 'ousting' his Spirit script, putting down 'younger' Triptii Dimri?)

In the interview, Aalim revealed that Sandeep took some convincing to let Ranbir have long hair and a beard in Animal. "Had Ranbir's hair and beard not been long in Animal, I don't think his character would have the same impact. It took time to develop his character's look," he said, adding, "Vanga sir ...