Although
shoots
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
are
beginning
to
resume
post
the
lockdown,
the
past
few
months
have
left
many
productions
in
a
difficult
spot.
The
makers
of
Ajay
Devgn's
upcoming
movie,
Maidaan,
are
planning
to
dismantle
its
film
set
as
it
is
impractical
to
shoot,
and
build
it
once
again
in
October.
A
source
told
Mid-Day,
"Even
though
the
state
government
greenlit
the
resumption
of
shoots
on
May
31,
Ajay,
Amit
and
Boney
Kapoor
had
opined
that
returning
to
the
set
in
June
would
be
impractical
as
they
would
have
to
call
time
once
monsoon
arrived.
Given
that
the
rains
would
destroy
the
set
completely,
they
decided
to
pull
it
down
and
have
it
built
from
scratch
in
October."
The
report
stated
that
the
makers
of
Maidaan
had
built
a
football
arena
in
the
suburbs
of
Mumbai
by
March.
When
the
lockdown
started,
Ajay
Devgn
and
Boney
Kapoor
had
preempted
that
they
may
have
to
dismantle
the
set
if
the
lockdown
extended
till
the
monsoons.
The
cost
of
rebuilding
the
set
is
going
to
take
a
big
bite
of
the
production
budget.
The
source
continued,
"Reconstructing
the
set
will
be
an
additional
expense.
The
makers
may
also
have
to
level
the
soil
that
will
be
uneven
after
the
rains.
Taking
these
factors
into
account,
they
are
considering
beginning
the
shoot
in
November,
and
hence,
have
pushed
the
release
from
December
2020
to
August
13,
2021."
Directed
by
Amit
Ravindrenath
Sharma,
Maidaan
is
a
biographical
sports
film.
Apart
from
Ajay
Devgn,
the
film
also
stars
Priyamani,
Gajraj
Rao,
Boman
Irani,
Johnny
Lever
and
Nitanshi
Goel.