Maidaan

2024
3h 1m

IMDb RATING

8.0/10

21K

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Inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football.Inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football.Inspired by the Indian national football team coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, who is regarded as the architect of Indian football.

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IMDb RATING

8.0/10

21K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The film tells the story of the golden era of Indian football, 1952-1962.

Goofs
The movie starts with 1952, India losing 10-1 to Yugoslavia in Olympics, just a year after Indian football team won gold in Asian games in 1951. But in the movie, the success of India winning the Asian games 1951 was never mentioned.

Soundtracks
Mirza
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Lyrics by Manoj Muntashir
Performed by Richa Sharma, Javed Ali
Duration: 5:16

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10/10

A Rousing Celebration of Indian Football's Unsung Hero

Ajay Devgn scores a tour-de-force performance in Maidaan, the inspiring biographical drama about Syed Abdul Rahim, the unsung hero who defied all odds to revive Indian football in the 1950s and 60s.

As the fiercely determined coach, Devgn is a force of nature, rallying his rag-tag team to overcome lack of funds, facilities and support through sheer willpower. The young actors portraying the players match Devgn's intensity with wonderfully naturalistic acting.

Director Amit Sharma transports viewers to that era through lush period details and deftly balances the personal drama with exhilarating, innovatively-shot match sequences. The climactic 1962 Asian Games final is a genuine goosebump-raising triumph.

But the soul of Maidaan lies in its simplicity and understated tone in depicting Abdul Rahim's against-all-odds journey. In the pantheon of Bollywood sports biopics, it's a winning underdog story that raises a deserving champion. An entertaining, uplifting must-watch!