Amitabh Bachchan to play slum soccer founder Vijay Barse in his next!

Amitabh Bachchan is all set to play another real life character on the silver screen. The movie will be directed by the Sairat’s fame director Nagaraj Manjules.  Vijay Barse established the Nagpur based NGO slum soccers in which he helps poor kids to find their bearings from the game of football. However, the name of the movie has not been finalised yet.

As per Times of India reports, Nagaaraj says, Let's just say, it is based on a real-life character. But the way I've written the part and the film, it moves very far away from the original source," he said.

Manjule has been writing his new Bachchan film for a good two years. "And before that I was researching on the subject. I don't mind spending time on my script. I spent a good 8 years on the script of Sairat. I wrote it with only Bachchan Saab in mind. I've been his fan from childhood.

"I grew up copying his clothes, speech and mannerisms from Majboor and Deewaar. I'd go to school with my shirt tied like Bachchan Saab in 'Deewaar' and get severely reprimanded by my teachers. But the punishment had no effect on me. I'd still do it," he said.