Ajay Devgn's Maidaan To Have Multilingual Release

Mumbai, January 23 - Ajay Devgn's sports drama film Maidaan is all set the be released in the Bengali language as well. According to a report published in Mid-Day, the makers of the film are planning to release the movie in Bengali as well given the fact that Kolkata is the hub of Indian football.

A source told Mid-Day, "Football is gaining prominence in India today as a sport. Besides Goa, Kerala, and Hyderabad, even West Bengal is passionate about football, especially among the youth. To reach an [wider] audience, the makers want to reach out to the youth".



"Ajay has completed his shoot including football matches, and the climax that traces the India-South Korea final match of the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta. As and when the COVID-19 situation improves, Amit [and his crew] will fly to Rome, Helsinki, and Melbourne to shoot footage [depicting] international matches for the patchwork", the source had added.

Maidaan is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film based on the golden era of Indian football (1952–1962) and starring Ajay Devgn as football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. Maidaan is directed by Amit Sharma and produced by Zee Studios in collaboration with Bayview Projects LLP. Shooting commenced on 19 August 2019, and the film is scheduled for worldwide release in theatres on 3 June 2022.

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