“Maidaan”, is one such film that has been much anticipated by the fans of both cinema and football. Maidaan is a story of the bygone era that will tell one of the most important stories in the sports history of India. Maidaan focuses on football and tells one of its most iconic stories with Ajay Devgn in the lead. The film is supposed to be the next big thing in cinemas, especially in the sports genre focusing on Football. In recent times, we haven’t had much luck with football films and since biopics are a much-loved trend now, “Maidaan” perfectly fits into the category.
The buzz is out right now that Maidaan, which has been scheduled for October 15 release in 2021 is all set to begin its supposed final leg of shooting. The reports are that a huge makeshift football stadium is being erected at this point to shoot some of the most crucial football sequences of the film. The movie has already completed major chunks of its shoot in Mumbai, Kolkata, and Lucknow and the final leg is starting on the 20th of August in this big stadium that is being made especially for the movie.
The movie stars Ajay Devgn in the lead, along with actress Priyamani and Gajraj Rao. The movie will also star famous Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh in a pivotal role. The movie is directed by Amit Sharma and is produced by Zee Studios, Boney Kapoor, Akash Chawla, and Arunava Joy Sengupta. The screenplay of the movie is done by Saiwyn Quadras and the dialogues are written by Ritesh Shah.
As for the movie, it is not an unknown fact that the movie is the biopic of India’s most successful Football coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim. Under his guidance, the Indian Football team had seen some of the biggest successes for a team that was just beginning to take over. He is the reason behind India’s “Golden Age” in Football. His prophecy and techniques of teaching football have been marked as legendary in the world of football. He is the man that successfully put India on the global map of Football.
Now, just months away from the release of the movie, it would be interesting how the movie is received at the Box Office. The movie is at the moment set up against “RRR” if it goes to release on the scheduled dates. But, for someone who wants and needs to know about the Golden period of football in India, this movie is the “IT” movie to look out for.
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