'Maidaan' Final Trailer: Who was Syed Abdul Rahim, the role played by Ajay Devgn in the period sports drama?

Celebrating Ajay Devgn’s birthday today, the team of Maidaan has released a sensational final trailer of the film. It features many of the dynamic challenges that Coach S. Abdul Rahim and his Indian football team faced before rewriting history for our nation in the field of football.

Based on the journey of a true legend, Maidaan shares the story of Coach Syed Abdul Rahim who brought pride to India through his dedication and pure passion for bringing glory to the nation.

Directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma, this epic sports biopic also features Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, and Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh.

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 this Eid, 2024 on 10th April 2024 also in IMAX.

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Touted to be one of   Ajay Devgn  ’s most ambitious projects till date, ‘  _Maidaan_  ’ is the true story of an unknown hero who created history and records for India such that even 60 years later, we are not able to match up to those accomplishments in the most played sport in the world, Football.

Based on the golden years of Indian football, the film will see  Devgn  as Syed Abdul Rahim, who served as a coach and manager of the Indian football team from 1950 until his death in 1963.

The sports drama has been postponed multiple times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Maidaan has been directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma of Badhaai Ho! fame from a screenplay by Saiwyn Quadras and dialogues penned by Ritesh Shah.