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amiTabh bachchan To STarT ShooTing for SairaT

direcTor’S hindi debuT in november

mitabh Bachchan is all set to start working on director
Nagraj Manjule’s film Jhund, from November. The
Aactor will embark on the film with a non-stop schedule
in Nagpur, after wrapping up his ongoing game show, Kaun
Banega Crorepati.

In Jhund, Bachchan plays a professor who builds a soccer

team with street kids.

“I chose the city of Nagpur because the story is based there.
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. The language of the film would be
best showcased in Nagpur, hence I chose the lanes of that

city,” Manjule said in a statement.

The director said teaming up with Bachchan is a “dream
come true”.
“He has always been my favourite legend and there was
nobody other than him who fit the role perfectly and to do justice
to this particular character. In fact, the other people in the
film are all new and since I have
been known to work with fresh

talent, I think the combination
of Mr Bachchan with this young
team will be something to watch
out for,” Manjule added.

The total shoot duration is of
70-80 days, where Bachchan

will shoot for 45 days straight in
Nagpur.

The children, who are now
trained, will meet the actor and
rehearse with him for two-three
days before the shoot.

Jhund is produced by Bhushan

Kumar’s T-Series, Savita Raj
Hiremath, Nagraj Manjule under
the banner of T-Series Films,
Taandav Films Entertainment
Ltd.

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