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Maidaan
Poster
Directed byAmit Ravindernath Sharma
Produced byZee Studios
Boney Kapoor
Arunava Joy Sengupta
Akash Chawla
Screenplay bySaiwyn Quadras
Story byAkash Chawla
Arunava Joy Sengupta
Saiwyn Quadras
StarringAjay Devgn
Music byScore:
Sidhant Mago
Mayank Mehra
Songs:
Amit Trivedi
CinematographyTushar Kanti Ray
Edited byDev Rao Jadhav
Production
company
Zee Studios
Bayview Projects LLP
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 15 October 2021 (2021-10-15)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Maidaan (transl. Field) is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film based on the golden era of Indian football (1952–62) and starring Ajay Devgn as football coach Syed Abdul Rahim.[2] Maidaan is directed by Amit Sharma and produced by Zee Studios in collaboration with Bayview Projects LLP.[3] Shooting commenced on 19 August 2019, and the film is scheduled for worldwide release in theatres on 15 October 2021, coinciding with Dussehra weekend.[1]

Cast

Production

Keerthy Suresh was initially planned to appear in the film, but producers felt she looked too young to play the motherly role she was asked to portray, so they recast her with Priyamani.[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Maidaan: Ajay Devgn Shares An Update About The Film". NDTV. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. Taran Adarsh [@taran_adarsh] (19 August 2019). "Ajay Devgn's next film, based on the sport #football, gets its title: #Maidaan... Costars Keerthy Suresh... Directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma [#BadhaaiHo]... Produced by Boney Kapoor, Akash Chawla and Arunava Joy Sengupta... Zee Studios presentation... Filming starts today. t.co/RWp7RNperj" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Dixit, Ayush Mohan (19 August 2019). "[First look] Ajay Devgn, Keerthy Suresh's Maidaan, based on football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, goes on floors". Times Now News 18. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/rudranil-explains-why-films-like-maidaan-can-only-be-made-for-big-screen/articleshow/76958817.cms
  5. "The Family Man's Priyamani replaces Keerthy Suresh in Ajay Devgn's Maidaan". India Today. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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