Mumbai: About his "Maidan" lead actor Ajay Devgan, Amit Sharma says it's just an advantage to work with a superstar who has completely surrendered to the director's vision.
The filmmaker, best known for the 2018 blockbuster hit "Badhaai Ho", has teamed up with Devgn for the upcoming period sports drama, which will focus on Indian football under coach Syed Abdu Rahim in the 1950s and early '60s. Explores the golden years of.
Sharma praised Devgan, who played the role of Rahim in the film, for his commitment to "Maidaan".
“If a superstar has agreed to work in a film, it is an advantage because the earnings of the film will be huge. You will be able to shoot as per your wish, and if the superstar is ready to give you everything while making the film, then it is just icing on the cake.“When Ajay Devgan would enter the sets, he would keep the Ajay Devgan persona out, and enter like his character Syed Abdul Rahim. He used to come prepared with his dialogues on the set. Not even once did he say, 'The trousers are loose, how are I looking?' He would say, 'Tell me what you want me to do, I will do it.' He's a director's actor,” the director said in an interview here.
Sharma said that three elements are necessary for a sports-based film, knowledge about the sport, the right team and the right emotion.“For me, the story was not about football but about Syed Abdul Rahim, who brought glory to India. I am telling the story of this unsung hero, who fights for the country not on the borders but on the field.
"He did not capture Tiger Hill (the subject of a battle during the 1999 Kargil war), but he won the Asian Games," he said of Rahim, under whose leadership the India national football team won the 1951 and 1962 World Cups. Won gold medal in Asian Games. ,
A section of social media users have drawn parallels between "Maidan" and the 2007 hit "Chak De! India", which followed a former hockey player (Shah Rukh Khan) who tries to redeem himself through coaching. Attempts and eventually leads the Indian national women's team. Hockey team wins.
According to Sharma, both the films are different from each other."Go win! The difference between! Talking about 'India' and 'Maidan', it was a fictional story, but it is a true story. If you talk about the dream of a person who wants to bring glory to India through sports, then that feeling is also the same. But everyone's feeling will be the same, it is in '83 also.
“The emotions are the same, but the story and style is different. This story 'Chak De!' is different from.India' because the games are different, although in terms of emotions it is the same, but the emotional journey of this person is different, the story is different.
“Maidan” faced several challenges during its production, including several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Cyclone Toute, and Sharma said these crises were beyond his control.
“I kept thinking about how to make things in such a way that we could complete the film in the best possible way. I calmed myself down and learned to be more patient,” he added.
Starring Priyamani, Gajraj Rao and Rudranil Ghosh, "Maidan" will release in theaters on Wednesday on the occasion of Eid.The film is produced by Zee Studios, Boney Kapoor, Arunav Joy Sengupta and Akash Chawla.
The filmmaker, best known for the 2018 blockbuster hit "Badhaai Ho", has teamed up with Devgn for the upcoming period sports drama, which will focus on Indian football under coach Syed Abdu Rahim in the 1950s and early '60s. Explores the golden years of.
Sharma praised Devgan, who played the role of Rahim in the film, for his commitment to "Maidaan".
“If a superstar has agreed to work in a film, it is an advantage because the earnings of the film will be huge. You will be able to shoot as per your wish, and if the superstar is ready to give you everything while making the film, then it is just icing on the cake.“When Ajay Devgan would enter the sets, he would keep the Ajay Devgan persona out, and enter like his character Syed Abdul Rahim. He used to come prepared with his dialogues on the set. Not even once did he say, 'The trousers are loose, how are I looking?' He would say, 'Tell me what you want me to do, I will do it.' He's a director's actor,” the director said in an interview here.
Sharma said that three elements are necessary for a sports-based film, knowledge about the sport, the right team and the right emotion.“For me, the story was not about football but about Syed Abdul Rahim, who brought glory to India. I am telling the story of this unsung hero, who fights for the country not on the borders but on the field.
"He did not capture Tiger Hill (the subject of a battle during the 1999 Kargil war), but he won the Asian Games," he said of Rahim, under whose leadership the India national football team won the 1951 and 1962 World Cups. Won gold medal in Asian Games. ,
A section of social media users have drawn parallels between "Maidan" and the 2007 hit "Chak De! India", which followed a former hockey player (Shah Rukh Khan) who tries to redeem himself through coaching. Attempts and eventually leads the Indian national women's team. Hockey team wins.
According to Sharma, both the films are different from each other."Go win! The difference between! Talking about 'India' and 'Maidan', it was a fictional story, but it is a true story. If you talk about the dream of a person who wants to bring glory to India through sports, then that feeling is also the same. But everyone's feeling will be the same, it is in '83 also.
“The emotions are the same, but the story and style is different. This story 'Chak De!' is different from.India' because the games are different, although in terms of emotions it is the same, but the emotional journey of this person is different, the story is different.
“Maidan” faced several challenges during its production, including several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Cyclone Toute, and Sharma said these crises were beyond his control.
“I kept thinking about how to make things in such a way that we could complete the film in the best possible way. I calmed myself down and learned to be more patient,” he added.
Starring Priyamani, Gajraj Rao and Rudranil Ghosh, "Maidan" will release in theaters on Wednesday on the occasion of Eid.The film is produced by Zee Studios, Boney Kapoor, Arunav Joy Sengupta and Akash Chawla.
