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Mumbai, Aug 9 (PTI) Hullabaloo or no hullabaloo...
It"s all the same for actor Vijay Deverakonda who went almost nude in a poster for his pan-India film "Liger" and seems quite unconcerned about the controversy it can lead to.
There were concerns from the "Liger" team, including producer Karan Johar, but Deverakonda was determined to go ahead with the poster that shows him nude and holding just a bouquet of roses.
"I don’t care, if there is hullabaloo or there is no hullabaloo.
I don’t mind either,”the star told PTI in an interview when asked if he is glad his poster didn"t land him in trouble in the way that Bollywood star Ranveer Singh found himself to be.
Singh"s bare-bodied photoshoot for an international magazine had caused a huge controversy last month and several cases were filed against the Bollywood star.
Deverakonda"s poster came out earlier but escaped the same scrutiny.
The "Arjun Reddy" star said some of the team members, including the film"s producer Karan Johar, were hesitant to release the poster as they found it to be "sensitive".
"When the promotions were starting, I felt I wanted to start with this poster.
So, I spoke to Karan and everyone, and they were like, "Are you sure? Because it is sensitive and people can react.
The film is so good that you don’t need to put this out".
"But I was like, "If you don"t put it out, then I am putting it out.
So, either you do it in the official capacity or I am putting it out on my page.