Ajay Devgn made buzz on Saturday's list of trends after he announced the new release date of his forthcoming film ‘Maidaan’. The film, which was scheduled to hit the screens on December 11, this year, is now slated to release on August 13, 2021.
Sharing a poster of the film on social media, the film's lead actor Ajay Devgn tweeted: "2021 Independence week. An untold story that will make every Indian proud. August 13, mark the date."
2021 Independence week. An untold story that will make every Indian proud. 13th August mark the date. #Maidaan2021@priyamani6 @raogajraj @BoneyKapoor @iAmitRSharma @freshlimefilms @SaiwynQ @ActorRudranil @writish @saregamaglobal @ZeeStudios_ @ZeeStudiosInt pic.twitter.com/we6JPgu2Ui
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) July 4, 2020
Directed by Amit Sharma, ‘Maidaan’ is a biographical sports drama inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football. The film has been co-produced by Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios.
Earlier this year, Ajay shared the first look of the film and he wrote: "Yeh kahaani hai Indian football ke golden phase ki aur uske sabse badey aur successful coach ki"
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Besides Ajay Devgn, the film also stars Priyamani, Gajraj Rao and Rudranil Ghosh and it will also release in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.