Leo director Lokesh Kanagaraj mentioned that he shares a father-son relationship with actor Sanjay Dutt, who makes his Tamil debut with the Vijay-starrer. The Bollywood actor insisted Kanagaraj name him ‘Appa’ (father), he mentioned in an interview with IndiaGlitz.
Dutt, who locked horns with Yash in KGF chapter 2, will now tackle Tamil celebrity Vijay within the actioner that releases on October 19. Dutt will essay the function of Antony Das, elder brother of Vijay’s Leo Das.
Kanagaraj mentioned that originally he had a distinct opinion of Dutt after watching his motion pictures and interviews in Bollywood. However, he was capable of take a large amount of freedom whereas working with him on Leo. Sharing additional about their bond, the filmmaker mentioned: “He mentioned that I’m like his son and insisted that I name him Appa.”
In awe of Dutt’s dedication, Kanagaraj mentioned that the actor would stay on the film units as final as 3am, and in addition denied the choice to lip sync the Tamil dialogues. Leo additionally options Trisha, Arjun, Gauthav Vasudev, Mysskin and Priya Anand amongst others.
The advance bookings for the movies will start in Tamil Nadu on Monday. In response to the excessive demand for tickets, producers of Leo had sought particular permission from the Tamil Nadu authorities to prepare early morning screenings beginning at 4am. The federal government, nonetheless, turned down the staff’s request and caught to its earlier choice of beginning film screenings at 9am.