The teaser of the upcoming sport’s drama, “Gold” has been released and fans are already going gaga. The flick will hit the screens on August 15, 2018, and a more appropriate moment cannot be asked for as this patriotic flick ties in with Independence Day (India).
The “Gold” movie trailer has Akshay Kumar as the coach of Independent India’s Hockey team dreaming and achieving, the first hockey gold of Independent India.
The Film has an exciting cast of Kunal Kapoor, Vineet Kumar Singh, Amit Sadh and Bollywood debutante Mouni Roy.
“Gold” was long speculated to be a biopic of former hockey legend Balbir Singh who is credited for leading the independent nation to its first Olympic Gold triumph in 1948. However, according to the Times of India, “Gold” is a fictional tale based on the backdrop of that victory.
According to the director, Reema Kagti, the flick chronicles the events of 12 years in Indian history which is one of the most crucial and tumultuous histories of its existence. This was confirmed to the Hindustan Times by Co-Producer Ritesh Sidhwani that the story is set against a backdrop of events between 1933 and 1948.
The rushes of the flick start with the ominous title “Gold, British India” leaving nothing to doubt that it is going to be an all-out patriotic flick.
Sharing the trailer on Twitter, Khiladi Kumar wrote "Winners under British India, Legends under Free India. Witness the golden era of Indian Hockey through #Gold. #GoldTrailer Out Now :
Directed by Reema Kagti
Director Reema Kagti who had earlier directed the supernatural drama “Talaash” in 2012 with Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui said that sports films always excited her.
When a friend and lyricist-writer Ankur Tiwari shared the idea of a movie about Independent India’s first hockey gold in 1948, Reema grabbed it, and rest is history.
Music for "Gold" has been done by Jigar Saraiya who was once a part of the musical duo Sachin-Jigar. He tweeted that he is thrilled to be a part of the "Gold" team.
Twitter responses to trailer
Overwhelmed by the tremendous response, producer Farhan Akhtar tweeted, “Thank you so much for the love you’re showing the trailer of #Gold .. means a lot to the entire team .. big hug.”
Filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted, “Super impactful trailer of #gold !!!! This ones going to be huge!!! Congratulations."
KRK Box Office tweeted, "This is a terrific trailer of film Gold. It can become biggest ever hit of @akshaykumar’s career till date coz this film is having everything."