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Gold
The poster features Akshay Kumar and his team mates in hockey uniform. The title appears at bottom.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byReema Kagti
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Reema Kagti
  • Rajesh Devraj
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyÁlvaro Gutiérrez
Edited byAnand Subaya
Music bySongs and background music
Sachin–Jigar
Additional songs
Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Tanishk Bagchi
Production
company
Distributed byZee Studios
Release date
  • 15 August 2018 (2018-08-15)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Gold is an upcoming 2018 Indian Hindi-language historical sports drama film directed by Reema Kagti and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the Excel Entertainment banner.[1][2] It stars Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Vineet Kumar Singh, Amit Sadh, Sunny Kaushal. A historical sports drama inspired by India’s first Olympic gold medal. The film traces the “golden era” of Indian hockey through the journey of Tapan Das, a young assistant manager in 1936, who dreams of playing for an independent nation.[3]

The film is based on the first ever hockey medal that was won by India after Independence. It focuses on the Golden era of Indian hockey.

Cast

Production

Development

The official announcement of the film was made in October 2016 by its lead actor Akshay Kumar.[11][12] The Arjuna Award winner and former Indian national hockey team captain, Sandeep Singh, was signed to train the actors to improve their hockey skills.[13]

Major shooting was done in Yorkshire and The Midlands, England.

Director Reema Kagti said, "It’s a fictional take on what happened. Also, it is not just the golden victory in 1948 we will be looking at, but it will encompass 12 crucial years in India’s history."[14]

Filming

The Principal photography of the film began on 1 July, 2017 in Bradford, England.[15][16][17] The shooting of the film was carried out in Yorkshire at Bradford, Doncaster and Rotherham.[18][19] After finishing the England schedule, the production team of Gold moved to Punjab in September 2017 for its second schedule in which shooting was done in Amritsar and Patiala.[20][21][22] The final schedule of the film was completed in Mumbai in December 2017.[23] On 10 December 2017, Akshay Kumar announced that the filming process of Gold had been completed.[24][25][26] The teaser for the film was launched on 5 February 2018.[27]

The film is expected to be released on 15 August 2018.[2][28]

Soundtrack

Untitled

Sachin-Jigar[2] will compose songs and background music for the film. Additional songs will be composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee[2] and Tanishk Bagchi.[2] Lyrics will be written by Javed Akhtar.[2] The movie also samples songs such as the Colonel Bogey March and India's National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana.

Track listening
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Naino Ne Bandhe"Arko Pravo MukherjeeArko Pravo MukherjeeYaseer Desai 
2."Mono Beena"Akshay KumarTanishk BagchiYaseer Desai, Monali Thakur, Sashaa Tirupati 

Release

The movie is due to be released on 15th August 2018 in India, to tie-in with Independence Day. International distribution has not yet been announced, but is expected to be about the same time. The trailer has been out on June 25. [29]

References

  1. ^ "Akshay Kumar shares his first look from Reema Kagti's 'Gold' and it is intriguing! - See pic". Zee News. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Check out Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' look for Reema Kagti's next". DNA India. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ Tishya Misra (2 July 2017). "Akshay Kumar Shares The First Look From His Next Film Gold". NDTV. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Meet Akshay Kumar as Tapan Das". Excel Entertainment Twitter. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Meet Kunal Kapoor as Samrat". Excel Entertainment Twitter. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Meet Amit Sadh as Raghubir Pratap Singh". Excel Entertainment Twitter. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Meet Vineet Kumar Singh as Imtiaz". Excel Entertainment Twitter. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Meet Sunny Kaushal as Himmat Singh". Excel Entertainment Twitter. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy go retro for Gold". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Gold: Akshay Kumar's film also marks Bollywood debut of TV actor Nikita Dutta?". The Indian Express. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' is the story of India's first Olympic medal". The Hindu.
  12. ^ ""My Olympian gold film with Akshay Kumar spans 12 years" – Reema Kagti". Bollywood Hungama.
  13. ^ Sreeju Sudhakaran (1 July 2017). "Akshay Kumar reveals his look for Reema Kagti's Gold and it's pure vintage". bollywoodlife. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Akshay Kumar to begin shooting for Reema kagti's Gold in July". deccanchronicle. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Akshay Kumar starts shooting Reema Kagti's Gold in London". Hindustan Times.
  16. ^ "Check out: Akshay Kumar starrer Gold goes on floor in Bradford". Bollywood Hungama.
  17. ^ Kumar, Akshay [@akshaykumar] (1 July 2017). "Set out on a brand new journey, aiming for nothing less than #GOLD! Day 1 of Gold, need your love and best wishes as always :)" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 March 2018 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Bollywood comes to Yorkshire - and helps the UK film industry strike Gold". BBC.
  19. ^ "Yorkshire transformed into Bollywood film set for Gold". The Week.
  20. ^ "Akshay Kumar's Gold moves to Punjab to pick its winning squad". Mumbai Mirror.
  21. ^ "Gold: Akshay Kumar is enamored by the beauty of Amritsar while shooting for upcoming film". The Indian Express.
  22. ^ "Akshay Kumar wraps up Patiala schedule of Reema Kagti's film on hockey player Balbir Singh, Gold". Hindustan Times.
  23. ^ "Spotted: Akshay Kumar shoots for Gold at Wadala cricket ground". Mumbai Mirror.
  24. ^ "Akshay Kumar Wraps Up Gold Shoot". News18.
  25. ^ Kumar, Akshay [@akshaykumar] (10 December 2017). "A good beginning makes a good ending...true story 🙃 It's a wrap for #GOLD, an incredible journey with a great team. See you at the movies 😉" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2018 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "Instagram post by Akshay Kumar • Dec 10, 2017 at 6:48am UTC". Instagram. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  27. ^ Kumar, Akshay [@akshaykumar] (5 February 2018). "Abhi tak India chup tha. Ab hum log bolega aur duniya sunega. #GoldTeaser Out Now. @excelmovies @FarOutAkhtar @ritesh_sid @kagtireema" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 March 2018 – via Twitter.
  28. ^ "Akshay Kumar begins shooting in London for Reema Kagti's 'Gold'". Mid Day. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' trailer to be out on June 25—Check new poster". Zee News. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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