MUMBAI: South actor Vijay Deverakonda's movie Arjun Reddy was a massive hit. His performance was appreciated to a great level. The movie was remade in Bollywood as Kabir Singh and starred Shahid Kapoor and Kiara Advani.

The remake was also a massive hit in spite of a lot of criticism and negative talks around the movie. It is considered to be Shahid’s best performance.

Recently, Vijay finally kick-started the shooting of his next with director Puri Jagannadh. After his 15-day training session for the role in Bangkok, Vijay has finally started the shooting for the film in Mumbai, and the photos from the mahurat have surfaced on social media.

Directed and produced by Puri Jagannath under the Puri Connects banner, VD 10, it has reportedly been titled Fighter. It has been the talk of the town since its inception. The Hindi version of the upcoming film will be backed by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.

The shooting goes on floors in Mumbai, and one can see Vijay Deverakonda looking all happy as he poses with his mains Puri and Charmme Kaur in the photos.

As per sources, Ananya Panday has been paired opposite Vijay in the film. However, the makers are yet to make an official announcement on the same.

They needed a fresh pairing and plan to release the film pan-India in several languages. They approached Ananya for the film, and she really liked the concept. It's a fresh love story that is loaded with action.