Ananya Panday To Star Opposite Vijay Deverakonda In Fighter?
It’s been a while since southern star Vijay Deverakonda has been in search of a leading lady from Bollywood for his upcoming film titled Fighter. It was earlier reported that Janhvi Kapoor and Alia Bh
It’s
been
a
while
since
southern
star
Vijay
Deverakonda
has
been
in
search
of
a
leading
lady
from
Bollywood
for
his
upcoming
film
titled
Fighter.
It
was
earlier
reported
that
Janhvi
Kapoor
and
Alia
Bhatt
were
being
considered
for
the
highly
anticipated
project.
But
according
to
the
latest
grapevine,
Ananya
Panday
has
now
landed
the
coveted
role
opposite
the
handsome
hunk.
For
the
uninitiated,
Fighter
has
already
been
generating
a
tremendous
amount
of
buzz
thanks
to
Vijay’s
rigorous
prep
and
the
casting
of
the
leading
lady.
Actress
Janhvi
Kapoor
was
almost
locked
for
her
south
debut
with
the
movie.
But
according
to
a
few
media
reports,
she
ended
put
turning
down
the
film
owing
to
her
Bollywood
commitments.
Jhanvi
has
many
movies
in
her
kitty
and
was
unable
to
allocate
her
dates
for
the
Southern
biggie.
Ananya
Panday
is
said
to
have
already
signed
the
dotted
line
and
will
begin
her
prep
for
the
role
anytime
soon.
An
official
announcement
from
the
makers
to
said
to
take
place
very
soon.
The
movie,
in
all
likelihood,
will
be
releasing
during
the
summer
of
2020.
Dharma
Production’s
head
honcho
Karan
Johar
is
said
to
have
played
an
instrumental
role
in
helping
Vijay
find
a
lead
actress
for
Fighter.
He
is
said
to
have
suggested
names
such
as
Alia
Bhatt,
Sara
Ali
Khan,
Jahnvi
Kapoor
for
the
role.
On
the
work
front,
Vijay
is
all
set
to
begin
shooting
for
his
solo
portions
once
he
is
back
from
Bangkok.
The
talented
actor
was
stationed
in
the
city
to
undergo
some
rigorous
physical
training
for
the
movie.
Fighter
will
be
directed
by
celebrated
Telugu
filmmaker
Puri
Jagannadh.