Ajay Devgn starrer Maidaan, a film which celebrates the biggest sport in the world -Football, has got a new release date. A story of change and self-belief, Maidaan will release the next Independence Day week, 13th August 2021. The film also stars Priyamani, Gajraj Rao and the well known Bengali actor Rudranil Ghosh.

Ajay took to Twitter to share the big news. He wrote, "2021 Independence week. An untold story that will make every Indian proud. 13th August mark the date. #Maidaan2021." 

2021 Independence week. An untold story that will make every Indian proud. 13th August mark the date. #Maidaan2021@priyamani6 @raogajraj @BoneyKapoor @iAmitRSharma @freshlimefilms @SaiwynQ @ActorRudranil @writish @saregamaglobal @ZeeStudios_ @ZeeStudiosInt pic.twitter.com/we6JPgu2Ui

— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) July 4, 2020

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Maidaan is based on legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim who ushered in the golden era of Indian Football. The film is helmed by Amit Ravindrenath Sharma.

Produced by Zee Studios, Boney Kapoor, Akash Chawla, and Arunava Joy Sengupta, screenplay and dialogues are written by Saiwyn Quadras and Ritesh Shah respectively. The film is set to release on 13 August 2021.