Vijay Deverakonda, who is usually known for playing unique characters in off-beat films is trying a true-blue commercial film for the first time in his career with Fighter. Vijay Deverakonda’s next pan Indian film Fighter, directed by Puri Jagannadh, co-starring Bollywood diva Ananya Panday is one of the most anticipated films. For the Fighter’s role, the actor is sweating it hard by stepping in the shoes of a boxer and training hard.
Speaking about his character and the training process for the film, Vijay said, “Whether it is six or eight packs, I have to look like a fighter who can beat someone. And in order to do that, I need to give it my all. I have been concentrating on my fitness even during the lockdown and working out regularly for the last eight months to maintain my physique. In between, I have to admit that I did lose motivation, but I kept pushing myself to work out non-stop (sic.)”
Fighter might be Deverakonda’s first commercial film but he reinstates that it will still be his kind of film. “This will not be the usual commercial entertainers we all watched growing up. This will be a whacky edgy commercial film and strange in its own way (sic.)”
He further spoke about what excited him the most about the film and said, “It is still my kind of film like when I heard it, I knew this is something I wanted to do as an actor. Puri is truly one of my favourite directors and Pokiri is my favourite film of his (sic.)”
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Fighter will also mark the debut of Vijay Deverakonda in the Bollywood industry. Karan Johar is bankrolling the Hindi rendition of Fighter under Dharma Productions along with Puri Jagannadh’s Puri Connects.
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