Sairaat (2016) director Nagraj Manjule's Bollywood debut, Jhund, will also feature the Marathi film's lead actors Akash Thosar and Rinku Rajguru, who Manjule considers lucky for him.

The Amitabh Bachchan-starrer has the duo play Big B's students in the sports drama. The film is based on the life of social worker Vijay Barse who works for the upliftment of underprivileged children through football. The unit recently shot in Nagpur.