Maidaan: Ajay Devgn's Biopic On Football Coach Syed Abdul Rahim Gets A Title; Film Goes On Floors!
Last year in July, it was reported that Ajay Devgn is all set to star in a biopic on legendary football coach, Syed Abdul Rahim. The film has now been titled, 'Maidaan'.
Last
year
in
July,
it
was
reported
that
Ajay
Devgn
is
all
set
to
star
in
a
biopic
on
legendary
football
coach,
Syed
Abdul
Rahim.
The
big
announcement
left
everyone
quite
excited
and
eager
to
watch
the
'Shivaay' actor
play
the
unsung
hero
on
the
big
screen.
A
year
later,
the
makers
have
now
revealed
that
the
Ajay
Devgn
starrer
has
been
titled,
'Maidaan'.
The
film
hit
the
shooting
floors
today
and
the
actor
took
to
his
Twitter
page
to
share
a
sneak
peek
of
the
film.
Sharing
this
teaser
poster
on
his
social
media
page,
Ajay
wrote,
"#maidaankicksoff
today!"
(sic)
For
those
who
ain't
aware,
the
Indian
football
team
won
the
Asian
games
in
1951
and
1962
under
his
leadership.
In
an
official
statement,
producer
Boney
Kapoor
shared,
"I
was
amazed
that
not
many
are
aware
of
someone
as
significant
as
Syed
Abdul
Rahim.
He's
an
unsung
hero
whose
achievements
must
be
saluted.
His
team
had
heroes
like
Chunni
Goswami,
PK
Banerjee,
Balaram,
Franco
and
Arun
Ghosh.
It
takes
someone
like
Ajay
Devgn
to
play
Syed
Abdul
Rahim.
With
him
on
board,
I
can
just
hope
that
our
film
inspires
youngsters
to
play
football,
and
India
soon
to
bring
the
World
Cup
home."
South
actress
Keerthy
Suresh
will
be
making
her
Bollywood
debut
with
this
film
where
she
will
be
essaying
the
role
of
Ajay
Devgn's
wife.
Directed
by
Amit
Sharma
who
helmed
'Badhaai
Ho'
and
'Tevar',
'Maidaan'
will
hit
the
theatrical
screens
in
2020.