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Gold: Akshay Kumar and team not just played Hockey but many other games and the BTS video is a proof
As Akshay Sharma's film Gold strikes gold at the box office, makers released a BTS video showcasing the on sets fun the cast and crew had while shooting the film.
Directed by Reema Kagti, Gold revolves around independent India's first Olympic gold win after attaining freedom from the British rule - a feat achieved by the Indian men's hockey team in 1948 at the 14th London Olympiad. On the first day of its release, the film earned Rs 25.25 crore and it's a high bet for any Akshay Kumar film. As the film strikes gold at the box office, makers released a BTS video showcasing the on sets fun the cast and crew had while shooting the film.
While the film revolves around hockey, the video featured the team playing a lot of games on set and apart from hockey as well. They played games like Cricket, Football, Lagori, Badminton, Tennis, Throwball, Dog & Bone, Dumb Charades, Arm Wrestling, Boxing, UNO etc. Director Reema Kagti said " Most of the time you have actors who are kind of unhappy with the long hours they are spending on set, But these guys would just keep playing so it was good for me. I didn't have to deal with anybody."
Watch the behind-the-scenes video:
Akshay explains the importance of sports at the end of the video and asks parents to encourage their kids to play sports not just hockey but any sport. Starring Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Vineet Singh and Sunny Kaushal, Gold promises power packed performances by an ensemble cast.
India won its first Gold medal as an independent nation at the Olympics on the 12th of August 1948. Celebrating this historic occasion, the makers released the film on the 15th of August.
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