Liger star Vijay Deverakonda reveals Mike Tyson abused him lovingly on the sets, says 'I can't even repeat what he...'

Vijay Deverakonda starrer Liger was released in the theatres today, August 25. While the film, directed by Puri Jagannadh has opened to a mixed response and roaring box office numbers from USA premiere shows, an interview of Vijay Deverakonda talking about Mike tyson abusing him, albeit lovingly, has been grabbing attention online.

Actor Vijay Deverakonda has said that during the filming of his movie Liger, his co-star and former world heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson had abused him in English, adding that he couldn't even repeat what Tyson said. "He abused me a lot, albeit lovingly, in English and I can't even repeat what he said to me. But yes, I had a good time with him," Vijay said during a conversation with IANS.

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Vijay later talked about the diet of the famed American boxer, saying: "His diet is somewhat similar to Ananya (Panday)."Ananya, who plays the female lead in Liger, also shared what she learnt from Tyson and how good their bonding was. "We both eat a lot so we had a great bonding on the sets. I learnt from Mike sir 'never say no to anything'," she said.

Vijay also talked about Tyson's love for India and what he feared the most in the country. "He loves India a lot for its food, music and people. In fact, he used to ask us to bring Indian food for him which he enjoyed a lot. But yes, he is scared of the crowd here. Once he came here and stayed only in the hotel, as he was scared of the crowd that gathers at the airport or any other place," said the Arjun Reddy actor.

Vijay will be seen playing the titular role of an MMA fighter boxer along with Ananya. Tyson is seen making a cameo in the film.