Ajay Devgn's Maidaan Gets A New Release Date, Film Will Hit Screens On Dussehra 2021
Ajay Devgn-starrer Maidaan, which was set to release on December 11, 2020, has been postponed again, and it will now release on the big screen on October 15, the Dussehra weekend next year.
With
theatres
reopened
and
films
releasing
on
the
big
screen,
makers
are
now
announcing
new
release
dates
for
their
anticipated
releases.
One
such
film
is
Ajay
Devgn-starrer
Maidaan,
which
was
set
to
release
on
December
11,
2020,
but
was
postponed
like
many
other
films
due
to
the
pandemic.
A
report
earlier
had
revealed
that
the
film's
release
had
been
pushed
by
nine
months.
The
release
date
for
the
sports
drama
was
announced
as
August
13,
2021,
during
the
Independence
Day
weekend.
However,
in
a
new
report,
the
makers
have
announced
that
the
film
has
been
postponed
again,
and
it
will
now
release
on
the
big
screen
on
October
15,
the
Dussehra
weekend
next
year.
Maidaan
Was
Set
To
Release
In
August
2021
According
to
reports,
Ajay
will
be
busy
shooting
for
Mayday
till
February
2021,
which
has
pushed
back
the
shoot
for
Maidaan.
"Like
Mayday,
even
Maidaan
is
a
visual
effects-heavy
film,
and
Ajay
doesn't
want
to
compromise
on
any
aspect
of
either
of
the
two
films
and
he
has
decided
to
push
the
film
further
by
2
months
to
October
15,"
a
source
told
Bollywood
Hungama.
Ajay
Is
Currently
Shooting
For
Mayday
Reportedly,
the
final
schedule
will
have
the
team
building
multiple
football
stadiums
in
the
city,
and
footballers
of
international
repute
will
fly
to
Mumbai
to
complete
the
shoot.
The
report
also
said
that
with
the
pandemic
still
being
there,
the
team
is
working
on
logistics
to
ensure
cast
and
crew's
safety.
Ajay
Will
Finish
Shooting
For
Maidaan
In
April
2021
A
statement
by
the
makers
revealed
that
the
65%
primary
shooting
of
the
film
has
been
completed,
and
the
last
schedule
will
end
by
April
2021.
Maidaan
is
based
on
a
true
story
of
football
coach
Syed
Abdul
Rahim,
one
of
the
finest
coaches
emerged
from
India.