Nagraj Manjule: Was worried, but had zidd to make the film

Updated On: 02 March, 2022 07:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu

Bringing to screen Barse’s story of rehabilitating slum kids, Jhund director on how he saw film to completion despite producers backing out mid-way

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Amitabh Bachchan fronts Manjule’s debut Hindi feature film

The trailer of Amitabh Bachchan’s Jhund may make one assume that it’s a modern-day rendition of Sidney Poitier’s To Sir, with Love (1967). When we get on a call with director Nagraj Manjule, we start our chat on this note. “Jhund is a multifaceted story. The power of education in transforming societies is an aspect of the film. But we haven’t limited Jhund to just that,” he says. For Manjule, the sports drama’s theme can be captured in five words — “the power of a team”.

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