Pele or Maradona? Nah bro. Chuni Goswami and PK Banerjee. What a film. The last 15 mins was filled with adrenaline rush and it was everything I am proud of. Being a hardcore football fanatic, this movie was a treat. Chuni Goswami and PK Banerjee, our Godfather of Indian football will get some recognition in other regions of India. Everything was inch perfect. The casting, the performance, The man himself Ajay the Action Jackson Devgan. The music. What a bgm. AR Rahman at it's best. And lastly that header that inspired our Sergio Ramos Da and that Chuni free-kick that inspired our Roberto Carlos Da. Lastly (promise), the only flaw was the negative characters lacked personality. There was no such arc. Even their redemption felt weak and I don't feel anything about it. Apart from that, a brilliant film to show the AIFF just the last 1 min that it's been 64 years and the politics regarding our Indian football is still going strong. What a SHAME.

Loved this movie. In a Nation where Cricket dominates everything now and the glory days of Hockey and Football are gone, Maidaan takes us back to the time when we used to go toe to toe with contemporary footballing behemoths like Hungary, France, Argentina, Uruguay. It's a must watch for football fans.

More than football, it's about belief. Ajay Devgn keeps the film steady throughout and the matches carry enough emotion to make you care beyond the score. It takes time to build the team instead of rushing into victories, and that's where the film succeeds. The runtime could've been tighter, but when it reaches its biggest moments, it earns them. One of the better sports dramas in recent years.