Liger: Vijay Deverakonda says 'didn't touch alcohol since 2 years' for the prep of the film

Actor Vijay Deverakonda is all set for his upcoming pan India film Liger. The Arjun Reddy actor, recently in an interaction opened up about how he got onboard with the film and also his physical preparation for the same.

When the Arjun Reddy star was asked about how did he got onboard with the film he said,

"When I heard it, I was immediately super excited by the script and moved everything aside because I realised this is the film that I want to do next. I knew two things - one was I wanted to look a particular way, wanted to transform a particular way, I wanted to grow my hair also. One thing I didn't know was how am I going to do this stammer."

He further described about the stammering which his character does in the film and also how even after the film he sometimes stammered off screen. 

"The stammer was the most interesting part of the film. I was like kaisa bhi karna hai but I need to do it. Also after the film every now and then it comes because i have done it so many times over two years.

Talking about his physical preparation for Liger, Vijay said,

"Its a lot of effort, discipline, your social life becomes nonexistent because you can't go out eat, drinking toh I have cut since 2 years. I don't touch alcohol, sugar and followed a very dedicated workout. I keep saying this that this has been the hardest film physically, mentally and performance wise. It took me one and half year of constant training and disciplined eating to get in this shape."

Vijay plays an MMA fighter who stammers. Apart from Vijay, the film also stars Ananya Panday and Mike Tyson in vital roles. Liger is scheduled to be released on 25 August 2022 in Hindi and Telugu along with dubbed versions in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada.