amid much hype and buzz surrounding his period sports drama based on the life of nagendra prasad sarbadhikari director dhrubo banerjee admits theres an interesting similarity in the physical resemblance between nagendra prasad and dev who is playing the titular role in the film frankly speaking i couldnt even dream of making such a big canvas film without dev in the cast i have seen a mysterious similarity between the father of indian football nagendra prasad and devread alsodhrubo happy to see devs enthusiasm for footballdhrubo banerjee is pretty much impressed to see devs enthusiasm while practicing the game with former indian football team captain bhaichung bhutia for the filmalso the way dev had turned himself into nagendra with his dedication and passion is nothing less than a film itself shares dhrubo it took almost two years to finish the film and it surely will be an important chapter in our life the immense hard work the entire team put in is also an example of team spirit he adds while sharing stories about their shooting journey the durgeshgorer guptodhon director also thanked the mohammedan sporting club sc east bengal and mohun bagan ac and indian football association for making the shooting process easier for the team this in fact shows the real spirit of football in bengal he shared dhrubo also spoke highly about devs dedication to his craft during the shoot dev had a toe fracture but he didnt stop the shoot and completed the sequences of that game and the rest of the scenes till 11 at night i believe one of those sequences was the toughest to shoot he recalled adding then he was at the shooting spot at 8 in the morning and wrapped up the entire days schedule only then he visited the doctor to treat his fractured toe dhrubo banerjee who feels it is an experience worth cherishing forever signs off saying this film is a testament to the fact that playing football with dedication also requires blood and sweat