Vijay Deverakonda shoots with Mike Tyson in the US for Liger

Actor Vijay Deverakonda, who is currently in the US for the shoot of the upcoming Hindi-Telugu bilingual film Liger (2022), has been joined by boxing legend Mike Tyson for the current schedule.

Tyson, who makes his debut in Southern cinema with this project, plays a key role in the film.

The makers released a picture in which Vijay is seen sharing the frame with Tyson on the sets.

In Liger, Vijay apparently plays a mixed martial arts fighter with a stutter. He underwent mixed martial arts training in Thailand to prepare for his character. Karan Johar has come on board to release the film in Hindi.

The project, being directed by Puri Jagannadh, marks Vijay Deverakonda’s debut in Hindi. It also stars Ananya Panday.

“The film is being shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi and will be dubbed into other regional languages," the lead star had said. "Besides Telugu, I am planning to dub my lines in Hindi as well.”

The project was originally planned to be made in Telugu with actor Jr NTR a few years ago. It didn’t materialize as Jr NTR was busy with multiple commitments and couldn’t allocate the dates required.

Eventually, Puri pitched the idea to Vijay and brought him on board. Over the course of the last year and a half, Vijay has worked exclusively on his physique for this project.

Meanwhile, there are reports that Vijay will reunite with Arjun Reddy (2017) director Sandeep Vanga for another film next year.