Jhund will begin shooting in August, Amitabh Bachchan to meet Vijay Barse

15 Jun 2018

WithBhushan Kumarand his company T-Series stepping in to bail out the beleaguered project Jhund , the bio-pic onVijayBarse, a retired teacher in Nagpur whotook it upon himself to teach slum kids the game of football, is all set to roll in August. A highly motivational story that AmitabhBachchanwas most excited about, the film got into a budget crisis with the producers and MrBachchanreluctantly announced his exit from the project. Now withBhushanKumarstepping in, the project is back on the track. The shooting, say sources, begins in August right after the monsoon as it involves a lot ofoutdoor on-the-field filming. But first off, the director will take AmitabhBachchanto meet his real-life inspiration Vijay Barse in Nagpur. Says a source, MrBachchanhas expressed a wish to meetVijayBarse. Since the bio-pic will be made withVijayBarses consent and approval, a meeting between the reel and the real is seen to be imperative. Interestingly Vijay the name of the character MrBachchanwill play in Jhund is the name given to Mr Bachchanin his most famous roles in Zanjeer,Deeewar, Trishul, Sholay , etc. Also Read : If Tinnu Anand had said yes to the role in Saat Hindustani, would there be an Amitabh Bachchan?