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“I asked Manjule if he would shoot some scenes at Bokhara where the Slum Soccer academy is located and he said no. Nagpur: When the film based on his life was finalized with Amitabh Bachchan playing the protagonist, Slum Soccer founder Vijay Barse knew that he would come face to face with the mega star sooner or later. “It was a courtesy call and since my family was very keen on meeting Mr Bachchan we all went,” said Barse.“I could see him walking down from a distance and when we met I told him that finally the real-life Vijay and reel-life Vijay have come face to face. He laughed out loudly but made no comment,” adds Barse.The meeting was brief and left Barse asking for more. “Mr Bachchan is such a fine actor that had I interacted with him for some time he would have understood what I wanted to say.”.