Best Sports Movie : Maidaan

Best Sports Movie : MAIDAAN

About The Movie – MAIDAAN is an upcoming sports biopic drama movie . It is directed by Amit Sharma and the story of the movie is written by Amit Sharma , Atul Shahi and Aman Rai . The movie was produced by Zee Studios , Boney Kapoor , Akash Chawla and Joy Sengupta . The film stars AJAY DEVGN as legendary Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim in a time period of between 1952-1962 era alongside with PRIYAMANI , RUDRANIL GHOSH and GAJRAJ RAO .  The music in the movie was composed by A. R. Rahman .

Movie Plot – The film is based on the real life story of legendary Indian Football Coach Syed Abdul Rahim , an esteemed Indian football coach who with his immense football knowledge and genius football tactics completely revolutionized football in India . Under Syed Abdul Rahim , the Indian football team was also known as the ” Brazil of Asia ” , where they played in a 4-2-4 formation .

In this film you’ll get to know to know about the determination , will power , leadership and vision that help him to become an iconic figure in the history of Indian football . The film also captures the challenges , sacrifices and the historic moments of both Syed Abdul Rahim and the Indian National Football team , as they go on to overcome the societal challenges , obstacles and barriers to etch their names on the global stage .

Under the leadership of Syed Abdul Rahim , the Indian National Football team has won two gold medals at 1951 and 1962 Asian Games , while the Indian National Football team also becomes the first ever Asian Football team to qualify for the semi-finals of 1956 Summer Olympics . Due to Syed Abdul Rahim’s immense contribution towards the Indian football , he was also known as the Architect of Indian football .

Why you should watch this Movie – Syed Abdul Rahim’s story is full of grit and determination of a single man who maximizes his strength and positivity and divides it amongst his boys to create a world class team . But what is a win without challenge ? MAIDAAN’S story is full of challenges and obstacles .

In this movie you’ll get to know to about who was Syed Abdul Rahim , how and what was his contribution towards the Indian National Football team . To know about all this and if you are interested in football then it is the best sports movie for all the Indian football lovers to watch .

Movie’s Cast – The has a star cast of AJAY DEVGN as Syed Abdul Rahim , PRIYAMANI as Runa , Syed Abdul Rahim’s wife in the lead roles , alongside with GAJRAJ RAO and RUDRANI GHOSH .

Production –  The principal photography of the film was commenced on 19 August 2019 but it got delayed due to COVID 19 Pandemic . The film was set to release in theatres on 3 June 2022 , but it got delayed again due to incomplete post production work . The film was all set to release on theatres on 23 June 2023 , but again it got delayed and now the film is all set to be released on Eid 2024 .