ED questions actor Vijay Deverakonda over funding for his Bollywood film ‘Liger’

The movie, which starred Ananya Pandey and American boxing legend Mike Tyson, was reportedly made with a budget of around ₹100 crore.

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Actor Vijay Deverakonda was on Wednesday questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the funding of his Bollywood film ‘Liger’.

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The questioning was reportedly done in an alleged Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) violation, news agency ANI reported citing sources.

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However, it did not do well at the box office.

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It was Deverakonda's debut Bollywood project.

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The movie was backed by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

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