Mike Tyson to make his Bollywood debut with Vijay Deverakonda & Ananya Panday-starrer 'Liger'

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PTILast Updated: Sep 28, 2021, 09:45:00 AM IST

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Details of the boxing icon's role are yet to be revealed.

Liger: Mike Tyson to make his Bollywood debut in the Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday starrer — 'Liger' is directed by Puri Jagannath who is also backing the film via his banner Puri Connects along with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

MUMBAI: Boxing legend Mike Tyson is set to make his Bollywood debut in the upcoming sports drama feature "Liger", starring Vijay Deverakonda. "Liger" is directed by Puri Jagannath who is also backing the film via his banner Puri Connects along with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

Dharma Productions made Tyson's casting announcement on Twitter.

Introducing the master of the ring to the Indian screens! Kicked to announce that the dynamite @MikeTyson has joine… https://t.co/fBghOfnlok
— Dharma Productions (@DharmaMovies) 1632738714000

While details of Tyson's role are yet to be revealed, as per the teaser video it appears he will face off with Deverakonda's character in the boxing ring.

Considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, Tyson most famously played a fictionalised version of himself in the 2009 Hollywood hit film "The Hangover" and its 2011 sequel "The Hangover Part II".

He has also starred in "Ip Man 3", the 2015 film in the popular Hong Kong martial arts film series.

Also featuring Ananya Panday, "Liger" will be released theatrically in five languages -- Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam.

The makers are yet to announce the release date.