Maidaan teaser: Ajay Devgn raises the stakes in Amit Sharma’s long-awaited sports drama about the architect of modern Indian football

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We see shots of the large stadiums, of Ajay’s character waiting in the tunnel, of riots and celebrations, and also a dramatic moment in which he’s on the ground with tears in his eyes. The video ends with a tease of Ajay’s customary inspirational monologue, in which he says, “Aaj Maidaan mein utarna gyarah, lekin dikhna 1.”

The film seems to be similar to the iconic Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Chak De! India, in which SRK played the fictional coach of the Indian women’s hockey team. Some years ago, Akshay Kumar starred in Gold, which was about the Indian hockey team’s first gold medal victory at the Olympics, in 1948.

Maidaan also stars Priyamani, Gajraj Rao and Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh. The film is by Zee Studios, Boney Kapoor, Arunava Joy Sengupta and Akash Chawla, and the screenplay and dialogues are written by Saiwyn Quadras and Ritesh Shah respectively. AR Rahman has composed the music. Maidaan was delayed due to the pandemic, but is all set to release worldwide in theatres on 23rd June 2023.