Ananya Panday joins Vijay Devarakonda in Puri Jagannadh's 'Fighter'

Fans of ‘Arjun Reddy’-fame Vijay Devarakonda were super excited when he announced about his entry into the Hindi film industry. Now the news is, Bollywood diva Ananya Panday has joined the cast. Tentatively titled ‘Fighter’, the film is being simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi. Directed by Puri Jagannadh, the movie will be produced by Karan Johar.

Actor Ananya Panday, who is excited about the new venture, shared a post on Twitter. “Couldn’t be more excited to join a pan-India film. Thank you Puri Jagannadh, for this opportunity! Looking forward to a super fun time on the set.”

Couldn't be more excited to join a pan – India film?Thank you @purijagan, for this opportunity! Looking forward to a super fun time on the set?#AnanyaPandayVijayDeverakonda https://t.co/JKQWJ2pOgr

— Ananya Panday (@ananyapandayy) February 20, 2020

“Ananya, we warmly welcome you to the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam industries,” tweeted Devarakonda.

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In an interview, the ‘Dear Comrade’ star recently confirmed that he will dub his own lines for the Hindi version, which will be presented by Dharma Productions Karan Johar and Apoorva Mehta. The film will also be dubbed in other south Indian languages.

Johar also welcomed Panday, who made her Bollywood debut with Dharma’s ‘Student of the Year 2’, to the new film. “Welcoming the stunning Ananya Panday for our Pan-India venture with Vijay Deverakonda, directed by Puri Jagannadh. It’s going to be a thrilling ride,” the filmmaker wrote on the microblogging site.

The project marks the first collaboration between Deverakonda and Jagannadh, who is best known for films such as Mahesh Babu-starrer ‘Pokkiri’ and Amitabh Bachchan-fronted ‘Bbudadh… Hoga Terra Baap’.

(With inputs from agencies)