Vijay Deverakonda reveals how Sandeep Reddy Vanga helped him rope in Ranbir Kapoor for Kingdom teaser; Jr NTR insisted on multiple takes

He added, “When I reached the studio, around an hour late, he was just warming-up. He made me sit in the dubbing room and he was so excited. He kept asking for one more take and I had to tell him, ‘Anna it is enough.’ I had only met him once socially before this and this was the first time I had asked him to do something for me and he did it. I feel so special and loved.”

Vijay also revealed that Ranbir Kapoor had agreed to lend his voice to the teaser even before he had the chance to ask. He credited Arjun Reddy director Sandeep Reddy Vanga – who worked with Ranbir in Animal – as the link between them. “I just texted RK and he knew what I was going to ask even before I asked him. I had told Sandeep that I wanted RK’s voice in the film’s Hindi teaser and he had informed RK about it. Even before I asked RK, he said, ‘Of course I am doing your teaser man.’ I was like, ‘I didn’t even ask yet. Let me tell you what is it.’ Even before I asked him he said yes.”

Talking about how he approached Suriya for the Tamil version, Vijay shared, “I called Suriya anna. I told him, ‘I know it is hard for you to say no when I ask something but please say no if you don’t want to do it.’ But he was like, ‘Let’s do it.’ It happened too easily and it added so much weight to the teaser.”

Kingdom, produced by S Naga Vamsi and Sai Soujanya, also stars Bhagyashri Borse and Satyadev. The film is set to hit theaters on May 30.