Nagraj Manjule

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has received a lot of appreciation and acclaim from critics and audiences for Jhund. The film, written and directed by Nagraj Manjule, otherwise known for Sairat, is based on the fascinating story of Vijay Barse.

Amitabh Bachchan portrayed the role of Vijay Barse, a real-life football coach who trained numerous slum children and named it as ‘Slum Soccer’

If cinema mirrors society then Nagraj Manjule's films reflect the haunting realities of the cultural and social structure in every possible spectrum visible to the human eye.

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Producer Sandeep Singh said that Big B offered to take a fee cut when the makers were struggling with the budget. He revealed that Amitabh Bachchan, who is also an ardent football fan, loved the script so much that he and his staff took a pay-cut.

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