Sania Mirza, Sunil Chhetri share their 'Feeling of Gold'

Sania Mirza, Sunil Chhetri

Celebrating 70 years of free India's first Gold, Excel Entertainment (makers of the film) brought together the biggest sports legends in the nation to share their feeling of Gold.

India is turning Gold today to celebrate the first ever Gold medal won by the nation in 1948. Marking the iconic victory, sports legends like Kapil Dev, PR Sreejesh, Sunil Chhetri, Sania Mirza, Abhinav Bindra, Vijender Singh, Deepak Mallik, PV Sindhu, Balbir Singh and Sachin Tendulkar.

All the sports personalities in unison resonated with the patriotic feeling as they shared the pride and happiness of witnessing the tri colour flying high after winning Gold. Sports legends across games like cricket, hockey, football, shooting, boxing, tennis, badminton amongst others shared their feeling of Gold in the special video.

Interestingly Balbir Singh, who was one amongst the ones who formed the legendary team winning India's first Gold, also opened up about his experience. The hockey player shared, "After winning the gold medal, it felt like as our flag is flying high, I am soaring with it too.

The sports drama will see Akshay Kumar essaying the role of Tapan Das who is the driving force behind the victory of Gold shared the video saying, "Celebrate 70 years of free India's first Gold by knowing how it feels by the history makers themselves.

Sania Mirza replied to Akshay Kumar saying, " @ritesh_sid @FarOutAkhtar #FeelingofGold Good luck to you all for the film "

Also celebrating the victory, iconic landmarks across the nation would be turning Gold today. Twitter India too has been extending its support to the film by introducing Gold emoji. Cab service Ola too is celebrating the iconic victory by turning Gold as India celebrates 70 years of the victory.

Gold starring Akshay Kumar revolves around a man who dreams to win free India's first Gold in Hockey and his struggles to form a team to make his dreams true.

The trailer has generated enough buzz with strong patriotic touch added to it. Recently, the makers of the film shared another trailer for the IMAX format showcasing the importance of unity within the team. India won its first Gold medal as an independent nation at the Olympics on the 12th of August 1948.

The film has been shot across the UK and India, capturing the fascinating aspects of the pre-independent era. Starring Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy, Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Vineet Singh and Sunny Kaushal, Gold promises power packed performances by an ensemble cast.

Gold is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, directed by Reema Kagti and is all set to release on the 15th August 2018.

Here's the video:

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