Siddharth on negative buzz around Animal Siddharth Karnick, who played the role of Ranbir Kapoor's brother-in-law in 'Animal', is currently basking on the success of the film. The film is doing record-breaking business at the box office. Siddhant Karnick portrayed the character of the evil brother-in-law Varun Pratap Malhotra to Ranbir Kapoor’s character Vijay in the film Animal. In an interview, he expressed receiving praise for his performance and being referred to as 'the brother-in-law one should never have.'