Good news for all the cinema lovers. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s upcoming sports film Jhund, directed by Nagraj Popatrao Manjule, will release in theaters on June 18. This will be Nagraj’s debut in Hindi films. Nagraj is effectively identified for the Marathi blockbuster Sairat and the critically-acclaimed 2013 drama Fandry.
The 78-year-old veteran star took to Twitter and shared the film’s poster, along with its new release date. “COVID gave us setbacks but it’s comeback time now! We’re back in theaters. ‘Jhund’ releasing 18th June, “ he tweeted.
Jhund is backed by T-Series one of the top production property characteristics Big B as Vijay Barse, a Nagpur-based retired sports teacher who begins a slum soccer movement.
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The film was previously scheduled to release in September final year but was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bachchan’s final major-screen release was the 2019 film Sujoy Ghosh’s Badla. Amitabh Bachchan introduced his character from Jhund with the film’s initially poster in January final year. The teaser gave us a sneak peek of a gang armed with chains, bricks, cricket bats and sticks in their hands with Amitabh Bachchan saying, “Jhund nahi kahiye sir, team kahiye (Call them a team, not a crowd)” in the backdrop.
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Jhund has been co-created by Krishan Kumar, Raaj Hiremath, Savita Raj Hiremath, Manjule alongside Tandav Films Entertainment and Aatpaat Production. Bachchan’s final release was Shoojit Sirkar’s Gulabo Sitabo which also stars Ayushmann Khurrana released on the OTT platform final year. Big B has 3 films lined up for release, like fantasy-adventure Ayan Mukherjee’s Brahmastra, Ajay Devgn’s Mayday and thriller Rumi Jaffrey’s Chehre with Emraan Hashmi.