Ajay Devgn Announces New Release Date For Maidaan As August 13, 2021
Ajay Devgn has announced the new release date of his upcoming sports-drama Maidaan. The film was earlier scheduled to release in November 2020, but has been moved to 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic
Ajay
Devgn
has
announced
the
new
release
date
of
his
upcoming
sports-drama
Maidaan.
The
film
was
earlier
scheduled
to
release
in
November
2020,
but
has
been
moved
to
2021
due
to
the
ongoing
Coronavirus
pandemic.
With
the
rising
cases,
it
is
unsure
when
the
theatres
will
reopen
in
the
country,
due
to
which
makers
have
started
to
announce
postponed
release
dates
for
the
films,
which
were
set
to
release
in
the
second
half
of
2020.
Ajay
Devgn
took
to
his
Instagram
account
and
shared
that
Maidaan
will
now
head
to
the
theatres
on
August
13,
2021.
He
shared
a
new
poster
of
the
film
and
wrote,
"2021
Independence
week.
An
untold
story
that
will
make
every
Indian
proud.
13th
August
mark
the
date."
Earlier,
talking
about
the
film,
Ajay
told
PTI
that
working
on
the
film
was
a
"very
moving
and
emotional
journey."
The
actor
added,
"It
is
a
fabulous
story,
director
Amit
Sharma
has
done
a
great
job.
Times
have
changed,
storytelling
has
changed.
There
are
no
deliberate
commercial
elements
added
to
a
film
today,
be
it
a
song
or
the
romantic
angle.
Maidaan
has
been
very
moving
and
emotional
journey
for
me."
Ajay
Devgn:
Working
On
Maidaan
Was
A
Very
Emotional
Journey
Maidaan
is
set
to
showcase
the
golden
years
of
Indian
football
and
will
follow
football
coach
Syed
Abdul
Rahim,
played
by
Ajay
Devgn.
Rahim
reportedly
worked
with
the
Indian
football
team
as
a
coach
from
1950-1963,
and
under
his
coaching,
the
team
also
won
goal
at
the
1962
Asian
Games.
The
film
also
stars
Priyamani,
Gajraj
Rao
and
Rudranil
Ghosh
in
pivotal
roles.
The
Makers
Released
A
New
Poster
Maidaan
will
mark
the
first
collaboration
between
Ajay
Devgn
and
Badhaai
Ho
director
Amit
Sharma.
The
film
is
produced
by
Zee
Studios,
Boney
Kapoor,
Akash
Chawla,
and
Arunava
Joy
Sengupta.
Maidaan
Will
Release
On
August
13,
2021
Meanwhile,
Ajay
Devgn
announced
a
new
project
based
on
the
Indo-China
Clash
at
Galwan
Valley,
details
of
which
are
not
yet
known.
He
is
also
gearing
up
for
the
release
of
Bhuj:
The
Pride
Of
India
on
Disney+
Hotstar.