Akshay Kumar’s much awaited and anticipated film Gold’s next poster was released today. The film is a historical period sports drama film that stars Akshay, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Vineet Kumar Singh, Amit Sadh, Sunny Kaushal. Directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under their banner Excel Entertainment, Gold is a fictional story set in the backdrop of real-life incidents of India winning its first gold medal in field hockey as a republic in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

The Gold poster that was released today shows a mustached Akshay Kumar taking out the Indian National Flag from inside his coat while the entire hockey team can be seen on the new poster. The poster gives a patriotic fervour to the film and was released in Hindi as well as in English. Director Reema Kagti had previously said, “It’s a fictional take on what happened. Also, it is not just the golden victory in 1948 we will be looking at, but it will encompass 12 crucial years in India’s history." The film’s music is composed by Sachin-Jigar, Arko Pravo Mukherjee and Tanishk Bagchi.

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Popular television actress Mouni Roy is making her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay in Gold. Gold is one of the several sports related films that Bollywood is churning out. However, it is not a biopic as compared to the others which are under development, although it is inspired by a true event.

In the teaser that was released some time back,  Akshay was seen sporting a slight  Bengali accent, who vows to bring a gold medal for sovereign India. India’s win at the 1948 Summer Olympics was its first Olympic gold medal as a free nation defeating Britain in the finals. Prior, to 1948, India had won three gold medals in hockey but this feat was registered under the name of British India. Gold is releasing on August 15, 2018.