Mana" is played. A proud Tapan concludes the narration with the words "Vande Mataram" (Victory to Mother India) as the anthem ends and tears of happiness take place. Cast Production Development The official announcement of the film was made in October 2016 by its lead actor Akshay Kumar. The Arjuna Award winner and former Indian national hockey team captain, Sandeep Singh, was signed to train the actors to improve their hockey skills. 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." Filming The Principal photography of the film began on 1 July 2017 in Bradford, England. The shooting of the film was carried out in Yorkshire at Bradford, Doncaster and Rotherham. 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. Some parts of the movie were also shot in New Egerton Woolen Mills, Dhariwal a town in Punjab. The reason was the British infrastructure in the long established mill which resembled the post independence era. The final schedule of the film was completed in Mumbai in December 2017. On 10 December 2017, Akshay Kumar announced that the filming process of Gold had been completed. Soundtrack The music and background score of the film were composed by Sachin–Jigar. Additional songs were composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee and Tanishk Bagchi. The lyrics were written by Javed Akhtar, Vayu, Arko Pravo Mukherjee and Chandrajeet Gannguli. Marketing and release The teaser for the film was launched on 5 February 2018. The first poster of movie was released by Akshay Kumar on his Twitter handle on 28 April 2018. The trailer of the film was released on 9 May 2018. Some Emoji were launched on Twitter to promote the movie which worked by applying hashtag before specific keywords like #GoldMovie or #Gold2018. These emojis were effective until 16 August 2018. In India, the film released on 15 August 2018 with 3040 screens to coincide with the India's Independence Day and also clashing with Satyameva Jayate. After having been released in India, Gold was released in China on 13 December 2019. Box office Made on a budget of ,