Maidaan first look: Ajay Devgn set to play football coach Syed Abdul Rahim in new sports drama

Actor Ajay Devgn is all set to set to star in yet period drama, titled Maidaan. The film will revolve around the golden era of Indian football from 1952-62 and went on floors on Monday.

Sharing the film poster on social media, Ajay wrote, “Maidaan kicks off today!” It shows a handmade football placed as a globe with a stadium in the background. It will star Keerthy Suresh as the female lead. Ajay will play Syed Abdul Rahim, the architect of modern football in India. Syed was the Indian football coach and manager of the Indian national team from 1950 until his death in 1963. 

#maidaankicksoff today! pic.twitter.com/hbkzd727rh

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) August 19, 2019

The film will be directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma of Badhaai Ho fame and produced by Boney Kapoor, Akash Chawla, and Arunava Joy Sengupta.