Acclaimed
filmmaker
Nagraj
Manjule
known
for
Marathi
films
like
Fandry
and
Sairat,
is
also
set
to
make
his
directorial
debut
in
Hindi
film
industry
with
Jhund
which
stars
Amitabh
Bachchan
as
the
main
protagonist.
After
a
long
wait
owing
to
the
pandemic,
the
makers
have
finally
announced
the
release
date.
Big
B
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
and
posted,
"T
4178
-
Iss
toli
se
muqaabla
karne
ke
liye
raho
taiyaar!
Humari
team
aa
rahi
hai
⚽🥅
#Jhund
releasing
on
4th
Mar
2022
in
cinemas
near
you."
Last
week
in
a
chat
with
Hindustan
Times,
Nagraj
Manjule
had
said
that
Jhund
has
been
made
and
delayed
for
so
long
adding
that
he
has
been
trying
and
struggling
to
get
a
theatrical
release
for
this
Amitabh
Bachchan-starrer.
He
had
further
said
that
the
entire
crew
has
come
together
to
support
him
in
that
and
promised
fans
that
the
film
will
arrive
in
cinema
halls
when
the
time
is
right.
Amitabh
Bachchan's
Jhund
is
reportedly
based
on
the
life
of
slum
soccer
founder
Vijay
Barse
and
has
the
megastar
stepping
into
his
shoes.
The
film
revolves
around
a
professor
who
encourages
street
children
to
build
a
football
team
in
order
to
help
them
find
a
purpose
in
life.
The
Nagraj
Manjule
directorial
had
earlier
hit
headlines
when
Hyderabad-based
filmmaker
Nandi
Chinni
Kumar
had
accused
the
makers
of
copyright
infringement.
However,
the
makers
of
Jhund
had
denied
his
allegations.
Jhund
is
bankrolled
by
Bhushan
Kumar,
Krishnan
Kumar,
Raaj
Hiremath,
Savita
Raj
Hiremath,
Nagraj
Manjule,
Gargee
Kulkarni
and
Meenu
Aroraa.