The much delayed yet eagerly anticipated period sports film ‘Maidaan’ is yet to get its final theatrical release date. A few days back, the grapevine suggested that the film might not even be released this year, but an official confirmation is still awaited by the makers. However, we have a strong gut feeling that ‘Maidaan’ is going to be a special film for Indian cinema.
First, it was the teaser of ‘Maidaan’ which was revealed earlier this year which was well received by film enthusiasts. And now, as per the latest update, the stakeholders behind ‘Maidaan’ are showing the film to people from the film industry and the list includes the perfectionist actor-filmmaker Aamir Khan himself.
Recently, the film’s director and prolific ad-filmmaker Amit Ravindernath Sharma (Director – Badhaai Ho) had shown ‘Maidaan’ to Aamir Khan (reported by Mid-Day) and it looks like the ‘Lagaan’ actor has really liked the film and has given his stamp of approval to the biopic. The veteran actor even got emotional while watching the film and congratulated Amir Sharma for adeptly directing the film. Last year, the makers of another football-based film ‘Jhund’ had shown their film to Aamir Khan, who was moved by the way the project was conceived and executed. And ‘Jhund’ later received unanimous critical acclaim.
Based on a true story, ‘Maidaan’ features Ajay Devgn in the role of the legendary Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is also regarded as the architect of modern Indian football. His period as the Indian Football coach is considered by many as the golden age of football in India. The biopic film will showcase the true story of the relatively unknown hero who brought laurels and glory to India. Besides Ajay Devgn, ‘Maidaan’ also features Priyamani as Syed Abdul Rahim’s wife, Gajraj Rao, and Rudranil Ghosh, amongst other cast members.
As of now, there is no official theatrical release date for ‘Maidaan’. But as per the latest buzz, the makers are planning to release the film’s trailer soon. And if that happens in the near future, ‘Maidaan’ should hopefully be released sometime in the year 2023 itself. Stay tuned to Binged for the latest updates on that.