Actor Vijay Devarakonda, who is currently in the US for the shoot of upcoming Hindi-Telugu bilingual film Liger, has been joined by boxing legend Mike Tyson for the ongoing schedule of the film. Mike Tyson is making his South Indian film debut with the project.

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Vijay shared a picture in which he is seen sharing the frame with Mike Tyson on the film sets.

“This man is love. Every moment I am making memories! And this one will forever be special.. #Liger Vs The Legend.. When I came face to face with Iron @MikeTyson,” he tweeted.

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In ‘Liger’, Vijay reportedly plays a mixed martial arts fighter. The actor underwent mixed martial arts classes in Thailand in preparation for his character. 

Karan Johar has come on board to release the film in Hindi. The project is directed by Puri Jagannadh, and will mark Vijay Devarakonda’s debut in Bollywood. It also stars Ananya Panday.

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

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