Jhund: Nagraj Manjule's Bollywood Directorial Debut Starring Amitabh Bachchan Gets A Release Date!
Nagraj Manjule who gave Marathi cinema its biggest blockbuster with 'Sairat', is now all set to step into Bollywood with his first Hindi feature film. The movie titled 'Jhund' stars Big B.
Nagraj
Manjule
who
gave
Marathi
cinema
its
biggest
blockbuster
with
'Sairat',
is
now
all
set
to
step
into
Bollywood
with
his
first
Hindi
feature
film.
The
movie
titled
'Jhund'
stars
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
the
lead
role.
Reportedly,
the
film
is
based
on
the
life
of
Vijay
Barse,
a
retired
sports
teacher
who
founded
an
NGO
called
Slum
Soccer
with
which
he
rehabilitates
street
kids
by
keeping
them
off
drugs
and
crime
by
turning
them
into
soccer
players
and
eventually
building
a
whole
team.
The
makers
of
Jhund
have
finally
unveiled
the
release
date
of
the
film
with
a
new
still
where
Amitabh
Bachchan
is
seen
facing
dusty
field
amidst
a
crowd
of
people.
Trade
analyst
Taran
Adarsh
wrote,
"Release
date
finalised...
#Jhund,
starring
Amitabh
Bachchan
and
directed
by
#Sairat
director
Nagraj
Manjule,
to
release
on
20
Sept
2019...
Produced
by
Bhushan
Kumar,
Krishan
Kumar,
Raaj
Hiremath,
Savita
Raj
Hiremath
and
Nagraj
Manjule."
Speaking
about
casting
Sr.
Bachchan
in
the
film,
Nagraj
had
earlier
told
Mumbai
Mirror,
""No
other
actor
fits
the
role,
only
Mr
Bachchan
can
do
justice
to
this
particular
character.
All
the
others
in
the
film
are
newcomers
since
I
am
known
to
work
with
fresh
talent.
The
combination
of
Mr
Bachchan
and
this
young
team
will
be
something
to
look
forward
to."
Apart
from
Jhund,
Amitabh
Bachchan
will
also
be
seen
in
Sujoy
Ghosh's
Badla
co-starring
Taapsee
Pannu,
which
is
slated
to
release
this
year.