Liger: Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday forced to stop promotions due to THIS shocking reason

Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday are on their toes promoting Liger that releases on August 25, 2022. However, recently, they had to halt the promotions because...

By Nikita Thakkar
Published: August 1, 2022 8:32 AM IST

Arjun Reddy star Vijay Deverakonda is entering Bollywood with his Pan-India film Liger. He shares the screen space with Ananya Panday in this one. The film is helmed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Puri Connects. As the film is inching towards its release, the stars are doing everything under the sun to make sure that Liger is a hit. Vijay and Ananya are promoting the film wholeheartedly and visiting various places to greet fans. However, they recently had to abandon one of their promotions events. Also Read - Top TV News of the day: Another Anupamaa star to quit, Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 new contestants updates

Why did Ananya Panday and Vijay Deverakonda abandon promotion?
If a report in Etimes is to go by, Annaya Panday and Vijay Deverakonda reached a mall in Navi Mumbai for the promotions of Liger. However, as soon as the fans saw Vijay, they turned crazy. A few female fans even fainted and some started crying whilst everyone started screaming, 'Vijay We Love You'. Soon it led to a stampede-like situation as fans stormed towards the centre stage to get a glimpse of the actor. In order to ensure safety, Vijay and Ananya had to leave the event midway. Also Read - Mahesh Bhatt talks about how easily available erotic content on the internet has ended the allure of s*x in cinema

A source informed the portal, "The moment Vijay took to the stage, there were sounds of swooning all round. The organisers and volunteers were shocked to see that a few female fans fainted and a few other girls started crying. Loads of fans had posters and sketches of Vijay and then the chants of 'Vijay we love you' started." A video of him greeting his fans in Marathi has also gone viral. Also Read - Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai serial: Rohit Purohit shares why he had jitters while shooting with Samridhii Shukla

VD wishing hugely gathered Mumbai Audience in Marathi :)#VijayDeverakonda #Liger pic.twitter.com/Uh7jFlx1vX

— Team Deverakonda (@TeamDeverakonda) July 31, 2022

Liger release date
The film that also stars Mike Tyson and Ramya Krishnan will release on August 25, 2022. The trailer and the songs of the film have been well received by the masses. Given the star power and the craze around Liger, one can expect the film to be a blockbuster hit at the box office. All eyes on box office number now!

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ByNikita Thakkar
Published: August 1, 2022 8:32 AM IST