Actor Vijay Deverakonda on Friday released a teaser of his upcoming sports drama Liger. The action-packed teaser which opens with glimpses of an MMA championship in the US, introduces Deverakonda’s character –a ‘slumdog’ from the streets of Mumbai, a ‘chaiwallah’, Liger. Going by the teaser, the film chronicles Liger’s journey from Mumbai’s streets on to becoming a global sports icon.
The sports drama, directed by Puri Jagannath, also features Ananya Pandey and boxing legend Mike Tyson. The multilingual film is jointly produced by Puri Jagannadh, Charmme Kaur and Karan Johar.
In November, the crew shot in the US along with Tyson. In a Twitter post, Dharma Productions had shared an on-set photograph of Tyson and Deverakonda.Though the makers haven’t shared details about Tyson’s role, the two will reportedly have a face-off in the ring.
Tyson, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, has been part of movies like Hollywood hit The Hangover, its 2011 sequel The Hangover Part II, in which he played a fictionalised version of himself, and 2015’s Ip Man 3. He is making his Bollywood debut with Liger.