Liger, Vijay Deverakonda’s Bollywood debut, may have turned out to be a box-office dud, but the actor had left no stone unturned for the film. Recalling the intense preparation, Vijay revealed how he survived on ice cubes and went without water before shoots. He admitted that the film’s failure hurt because he had given so much of himself to it.

Vijay on intense prep for Liger

Speaking to Sudhir Srinivasan, Vijay recalled, “During Liger, I had to slowly cut down on water. In the last 10 hours before the shoot, you’re not drinking water. You’re just licking an ice cube. It is not healthy at all. Every second, from the time I was drinking 300 ml of water a day, every minute you’re just like: water, water, water. That’s all you need. That’s all you want at that moment.”