Akshay Kumar's 'Gold' becomes first Bollywood film to screen in Saudi Arabia

The film is the fictional re-telling of India’s iconic win at the London Olympics

Akshay Kumar, Mouni Roy-starrer Gold, on Friday, became the first Bollywood film to release in Saudi Arabia.

The film, based on 1948 London Olympics, is the second movie after Rajinikanth’s hit social drama, Kaala to hit the theatres in the Gulf country, reported The Indian Express.



Akshay recently took to Twitter to share the news. “The story of India’s first Gold medal victory for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Happy to share, Gold is the first ever Bollywood movie to release in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, in cinemas from today!” he wrote.

The story of India’s first Gold medal victory for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Happy to share, #Gold is the first ever Bollywood movie to release in the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, in cinemas from today! @excelmovies @ZeeStudiosInt

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 30, 2018

Gold is the fictional re-telling of India’s iconic win at the London Olympics. The film also stars Amit Sadh, Kunal Kapoor and Vineet Kumar Singh in pivotal roles.

Gold released on August 15.

In May, Saudi Arabia held a private screening of international cultural phenomenon, Black Panther, to herald the launch of movie theatres, open to the public, in the kingdom. Akshay's film has achieved both critical as well as commercial success. Gold recently joined the Rs 100 crore club as well.



Saudi Arabia’s first cinema in more than 35 years opened on April 18 in Riyadh. The government plans to open up to 40 theatres across the country over the next five years.

Saudi Arabia had some cinemas in the 1970s but its powerful clerics closed them, reflecting rising Islamist influence throughout the Arab region at the time.

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