Maidaan was amongst the exciting April 2024 releases that came out after years of delay. Starring Ajay Devgn, Priyamani and Gajraj Rao, the Amit Sharma directorial is based on the life of Syed Abdul Rahim, the pioneering football coach who revolutionized the sport in India between 1952 and 1962. He led Team India to become Asia’s first-ever football team to qualify for the Semi-Finals of the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Ajay Devgn essays the role of Rahim, while Priyamani plays the football hero’s wife Saira Rahim. Gajraj Rao portrays journalist Roy Chaudhary in the biographical sports drama film. According to Times of India, Maidaan — which was made on a production budget of Rs 100 crore and clashed with Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff’s Bade Miyan Chote Miyan on April 11, 2024 — earned Rs 7.10 crore on Day 1 at the box office. Did you know that Devgn was paid 15 times more than Priyamani for the movie…
Find out how much Ajay Devgn, Priyamani, Gajraj Rao & other cast members charged for starring in Maidaan:
Ajay Devgn, for portraying the titular protagonist in Maidaan, charged Rs 30 crore, according to ABPLive. In comparison, for the recently released Shaitaan, the actor was paid Rs 25 crore. On the other hand, Priyamani reportedly took home Rs 2 crore for playing Rahim’s wife.
Gajraj Rao, who plays a pivotal role in Maidaan, received Rs 85 lakh. Nitanshi Goel, who portrays Rahim and Saira’s daughter, took home Rs 35 lakh. As for the rest of the supporting cast, Rudranil Ghosh and Aryan Bhowmik both earned Rs 20 lakh each.
In an interview with Variety, Ajay Devgn had proudly deemed Maidaan as “one of the best films” he’s ever made: “Maidaan is my personal favorite. I rarely say this. It is one of the best films I’ve done. It has shaped up very well. Every department of the film, the storytelling, the direction, the performances, everything looks outstanding. It’s about a sports coach, but sports is the backdrop. Basically, it’s a very human story of a man and his struggle and his dreams and his family. So that’s lovely.”
