Sachin Tendulkar, PV Sindhu, Akshay Kumar, Sania Mirza Laud ‘Gold’ Trailer, Film on Independent India’s First-Ever Olympic Gold in Hockey

The win was also significant in the sense that partition had just occurred between India and Pakistan and there was chaos in the country. However, despite this and the paucity of funds that the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), the men’s hockey team had displayed a brilliant performance throughout the Olympic Games and went on to clinch an inspirational gold.

Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar lauded Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film ‘Gold’, which is on independent India’s first Olympic gold in hockey. Tendulkar took to Twitter and his post read, “I always get goosebumps whenever our national anthem is played. I guess every sportsman feels the same intensity, a sense of great pride … the #FeelingOfGold.”

I always get goosebumps whenever our national anthem is played. I guess every sportsman feels the same intensity, a sense of great pride … the #FeelingOfGoldhttps://t.co/MX0EgnZD2B

Celebrating 70 years of free India’s first Gold with @akshaykumar & @FarOutAkhtar

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 12, 2018

PV Sindhu was not far behind in joining the bandwagon. Her tweet read, “A moment when you forget everything and look at the Indian flag flying high.”

A moment when you forget everything and look at the Indian flag flying high. That is the #FeelingOfGold@akshaykumar@FarOutAkhtar@ritesh_sid@excelmovies@kagtireemahttps://t.co/08RpdJmK9f

— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) August 12, 2018

Akshay Kumar too took to Twitter and applauded.

Celebrate 70 years of free India’s first Gold by knowing how it feels by the history makers themselves. #FeelingOfGoldhttps://t.co/h2YLqbvowz@therealkapildev@16Sreejesh@chetrisunil11@Abhinav_Bindra@boxervijender@MirzaSania@Pvsindhu1#DeepakMalik#BalbirSingh@sachin_rt

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 12, 2018

Sania Mirza was not too far behind, she too lauded the film.

https://t.co/UUPz6n6Duc@akshaykumar@Faroutakhtar@ritesh_sid@excelmovies@kagtireema Check it out.. #inspire#nobetterfeeling 🇮🇳

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) August 12, 2018

ALSO READ: August 12, 1948: 70 Years Ago, Independent India Won Its First-Ever Olympic Gold In Hockey

It was different on August 12, 1948. Exactly 362 days after India achieved independence, the men’s hockey team won an Olympic Gold at the packed Wembley Stadium in London for India, which was now an independent nation, free from the clutches of the British Rule.

The win was also significant in the sense that partition had just occurred between India and Pakistan and there was chaos in the country. However, despite this and the paucity of funds that the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF), the men’s hockey team had displayed a brilliant performance throughout the Olympic Games and went on to clinch an inspirational gold.