In pic: YouTuber Irfan on sets of Thalapathy Vijay's Leo in Kashmir. What's cooking?

Popular YouTube Irfan on Wednesday shared a picture of himself with director Lokesh Kanagaraj on the sets of Leo in Kashmir. "Thrilled to meet @lokesh.kanagaraj bro!," he captioned it. Starring Thalapathy Vijay in the lead role, Leo is one of the most-awaited movies of 2023. And the production of the movie is going on non-stop for several weeks now. 

Irfan's presence on the sets of Leo has sparked speculations about whether he's also acting in the movie. There's a precedence of Lokesh casting popular internet stars in his movies for cameo performances. In his previous movie Vikram, starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role, Lokesh had roped in the professional chefs who run the popular YouTube channel Village Cooking Channel, which has over 20 million subscribers. The group of cooks appear in Vikram during a pivotal moment. And their cameo appearance was a big hit with the audience. And it also gave Lokesh a perfect excuse to include a shot of freshly cooked biryani. A biryani shot has become a staple of sorts in Lokesh's movies. And Leo is unlikely to be an exception. 

Also Read: Candid review: Vaathi - This Dhanush's moral outrage against corruption in education system lacks right intensity

Irfan became popular by posting videos of him savouring different varieties of biryanis. And it won't be a surprise should he make an appearance in Leo doing what he does best: eating biryani for the camera. 

Earlier, Irfan had posted a selfie video message from Kashmir sharing his thoughts after feeling the earthquake tremors in Kashmir . "I'm in Kashmir now. And we felt the tremors here. Everyone was terrified and came running down from their hotel rooms. It looks so bad. We were all sleeping when the tremors struck. It's for the first time in my life I felt an earthquake. I was really terrified," said Irfan in the video.

The cast and crew of Leo, including Vijay, are said to be safe in Kashmir. It's said that the tremours were felt for close to a minute in Kashmir leaving everyone terrified.