Maidaan is a biographical period sport drama film directed by amit ravindernath sharma.
Ajay devgn surpasses his last acting performance with this film. His prowess is on full display here, his eyes speak everytime he is on the sidelines of the maidaan. His demeanor fills us with a pride that there was a person who tried and tried to bring indian football on the world map. Priyamani supports him with full charisma. There is one scene in particular, one powerful scene, where saira asserts that the dream is not only his, but his family's too. She literally brings syed abdul rahim in his senses. The football players, too have acted well but mainly, played well. They know how to play and it shows on screen. The characters of gajraj rao and rudranil ghosh are pretty under-written and as a result they come off as caricaturish and one dimensional antagonists. Their performances were affected by the underwriting.
One of the strongest points is the cinematography of this film. The non- football scenes are obviously good, well lit, well staged but the match scenes are outstanding. Cinematographer andrey valentov, who shot the match scenes, has given his full to capturing every angle of the dribbling, running and sprinting. Some shots even follow the ball from the pov of the runner, it was absolutely terrific. The music is good, however 'ghar aaya mera mirza' is a great song. The background score seemed overused in some sequences but its a minor hiccup.
The writing has been pretty good. The beats of the film are predictable at times, but the staging and execution take it over the line. Despite being 3 hours long, the duration is never felt, which is a good sign. The dialogue writing is very good. The penultimate scene where syed rahim gives his motivational speech to his team is praiseworthy. There are some minor abonormalities here and there, but this is one solid solid film. Definitely give your love to this film in theatres.
Ajay devgn surpasses his last acting performance with this film. His prowess is on full display here, his eyes speak everytime he is on the sidelines of the maidaan. His demeanor fills us with a pride that there was a person who tried and tried to bring indian football on the world map. Priyamani supports him with full charisma. There is one scene in particular, one powerful scene, where saira asserts that the dream is not only his, but his family's too. She literally brings syed abdul rahim in his senses. The football players, too have acted well but mainly, played well. They know how to play and it shows on screen. The characters of gajraj rao and rudranil ghosh are pretty under-written and as a result they come off as caricaturish and one dimensional antagonists. Their performances were affected by the underwriting.
One of the strongest points is the cinematography of this film. The non- football scenes are obviously good, well lit, well staged but the match scenes are outstanding. Cinematographer andrey valentov, who shot the match scenes, has given his full to capturing every angle of the dribbling, running and sprinting. Some shots even follow the ball from the pov of the runner, it was absolutely terrific. The music is good, however 'ghar aaya mera mirza' is a great song. The background score seemed overused in some sequences but its a minor hiccup.
The writing has been pretty good. The beats of the film are predictable at times, but the staging and execution take it over the line. Despite being 3 hours long, the duration is never felt, which is a good sign. The dialogue writing is very good. The penultimate scene where syed rahim gives his motivational speech to his team is praiseworthy. There are some minor abonormalities here and there, but this is one solid solid film. Definitely give your love to this film in theatres.