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Priyamani: ‘Amit joked it’ll release now or he’ll change his name’
Updated On: 03 April, 2024 07:16 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
Happy that Sharma-directed Maidaan is finally releasing, Priyamani on playing the pillar of strength to Ajay’s character in the sports drama
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Maidaan went through so many delays that when director Amit R Sharma finally announced its April 10 release, Priyamani refused to believe it. “Amit Sharma said, ‘It’s releasing on this date, else I will change my name.’ I told him it was a challenge,” laughs the actor.
Jokes aside, she is glad that the sports drama, set in the ’50s, gave her a meaty role. While Ajay Devgn steps into the shoes of football coach and manager Syed Abdul Rahim, Priyamani plays his wife, who was his pillar of support. “The character was [treated] by the makers exactly how they narrated it to me. Whenever I would ask them if any of my scenes were cut in the end, they said, ‘Not at all. You aren’t there to just establish the family. The family has an important role in the film.’” The icing on the cake was working with Devgn, something she had wanted for a long time. “He is such a brilliant actor and what he has brought to this film and his character is phenomenal.”
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