'Maidaan' trailer: Ajay Devgn leads the way as Syed Abdul Rahim in this riveting sports drama

The highly anticipated Maidaan tells the true story of an unknown hero, Syed Abdul Rahim, who brought pride to India through football. The film takes you on a journey of how the coach played by Ajay Devgn created history and records for India, achievements unmatched even 60 years later in the world's most played sport, football.

Based on true story, Maidaan is directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma of the 'Badhai Ho' fame, and also features Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, and the well-known Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh. The trailer of this much-awaited film was launched today, accompanied by the entire team of Maidaan, and the glimpse of the incredible journey of Syed Abdul Rahim was greeted with hoots and whistles, building excitement for the movie.

Commonalities with sports-centric movies such as "Chak De! India" and "Gold" emerge, featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar as hockey coaches, respectively. In a reminiscent fashion, Ajay Devgn delivers an impactful 70-minute speech towards the trailer's conclusion, set within the team's locker room.

In 2020, producer Boney Kapoor faced the necessity to dismantle the film set due to the lockdown imposed amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic. Subsequently, in May 2021, Cyclone Tauktae inflicted destruction upon the Maidaan set.

Produced by Zee Studios, Boney Kapoor, Arunava Joy Sengupta and Akash Chawla, screenplay and dialogues are written by Saiwyn Quadras and Ritesh Shah respectively, Music is by AR Rahman and Lyrics by Manoj Muntashir Shukla. The film is all set to release worldwide in theatres on Eid, 2024 also in IMAX.