The release date of Amitabh Bachchan’s upcoming film Jhund has been announced as the film is slated to hit screens on September 20, 2019. Directed by Nagraj Manjule, Jhund is reportedly based on the life of Vijay Barse, who is the founder of Slum Soccers. Big B has been cast as a professor who channelises the street children to build a soccer team.

Jhund has been primarily filmed in Nagpur as Nagraj Manjule had said that he had conceptualized the plot of the film in the Maharashtra city. “I wanted the look and feel to be as authentic as possible and Nagpur has its own unique charm, feel and locales, different from Mumbai and Pune,” Nagraj had said in September.

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Of working with Big B in Jhund, Nagraj had said that it was a “a dream come true” to collaborate with his “favourite legend” as the director added that no other actor could fit the role perfectly and do justice to the character.

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Jhund has been produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series, Savita Raj Hiremath, Manjule under the banner of T-Series Films, Taandav Films Entertainment Ltd, and Aatpat.

Amitabh Bachchan, meanwhile, is gearing up for the release of Sujoy Ghosh’s Badla, co-starring Taapsee Pannu, scheduled for March 8.