In the good old days of Bollywood, Eid was a matter of massive celebration. It coincided with a film by Salman Khan that usually earned big numbers. On the contrary, see the Eid of 2024. Akshay Kumar and Ajay Devgn clashed against each other with Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan and Maidaan.
What was the verdict?
Both these movies came out to be a massive flop. They were unsuccessful to the extent that they were soon counted as one of the most unsuccessful films of Bollywood ever. But, does that mean it is a bad film?
Not really.
At least Maidaan isn’t. If we see the overall film then it is exactly the kind of film any Sports Lover would want. Yes, it has several flaws but the movie as a whole doesn’t disappoint. Perhaps the timing and marketing of the film were bad and thus it met such a catastrophic result.
Dangal was also a film based on non-cricket sports, and so was Mary Kom, but they came out to be immensely successful because of the way they were presented to the audience. Perhaps Maidaan missed that, as even in the overall campaign, they did not show any fun element from the film.
Regardless, Maidaan is now streaming on Prime Video without any rent and stuff and you shouldn’t miss it.