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Maidaan
2024
· Movie
· 181 min
A
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85/100
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The film recounts the golden era of Indian football, focusing on the determined coach who led the national team to unprecedented heights in the 1950s and 60s. It depicts his struggle against bureaucratic hurdles, lack of infrastructure, and societal indifference to assemble a talented team and instill a winning mentality. The narrative builds towards the historic matches on the "maidaan" (field) that united a nation and put Indian football on the world map.
Details
- Director
- Amit Sharma
- Writer
- Saiwyn Quadras
- Studio
- Zee Studios, Bayview Projects, FreshLime Films
- Released
- 10 April 2024
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 181 min
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 14 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| 25th IIFA Awards 2025 | Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| 25th IIFA Awards 2025 | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Gajraj Rao | Nominee |
| 25th IIFA Awards 2025 | Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 | Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 | Best Dialogue | Ritesh Shah | Nominee |
| 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 | Best Film (Critics) | Amit Ravindernath Sharma | Nominee |
| 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 | Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| 70th Filmfare Awards 2025 | Best Background Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
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70th Filmfare Awards
11 nominations
| Best Action | R. P. Yadav, Robert Miller | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Background Score | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Tushar Kanti Ray | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Kriti Kolwanker, Maria Thakaran | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Ritesh Shah | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Dev Rao Jadhav | Nominee |
| Best Film (Critics) | Amit Ravindernath Sharma | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Javed Ali – "Mirza" | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design | Nihar Ranjan Samal | Nominee |
| Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
25th IIFA Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Ajay Devgn | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | A. R. Rahman | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Negative Role | Gajraj Rao | Nominee |