Amitabh Bachchan slashed his acting fees in half for this movie as it was a smaller film and faced production issues. He told producer, Sandeep Singh to put that money into the film itself, to enhance it's look and feel even more.
Nagraj Manjule had written the script after wrapping up Sairat 2016.And his only choice was Amitabh Bachchan.
Based on the life of Vijay Barse, from Nagpur. To add to the authenticity of it, therefore, all of the shooting will be done in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
Nagraj Manjule helms the film based on the life of Vijay Barse, the founder of NGO slum soccer.
Akash Thosar and Rinku Rajguru popular romantic pair from Marathi blockbuster Sairat 2016 are part of the cast but don't share a screen.