Senior NCP leader and All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Praful Patel released the promo for THE WEEK’s documentary on former Indian footballer I.M. Vijayan on Thursday.
Happy to release the promo of 'I. M. Vijayan Unplugged', an exclusive documentary on the Indian Football Legend himself, whose career is a saga to pass on to the next generation of footballers. @TheWeekLive @IndianFootball @IMVijayan1 @KirenRijiju @IndiaSports #football pic.twitter.com/59AizsQuaS
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) October 22, 2020
The three-part documentary, in which Vijayan speaks to Malayala Manorama’s Chief of Bureau (Kochi) Antony John, chronicles the legend and his life—from his time playing for the Kerala Police team to the challenge of playing against his home state when he represented Bengal, his acting stint and his thoughts on footballers who looked up to him and followed in his footsteps.
Vijayan, who captained the Indian national side between 2000 and 2004, was once the highest earner in Indian football and scored one of the fastest international goals in history when he represented India at the 1999 South Asian Football Federation Cup.
Patel, who released the teaser of the documentary on Thursday evening, has played a monumental role in building up Indian football, hosting India’s first FIFA tournament with the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017. He has also launched Mission Lakshya 2022 to see India qualify in the next FIFA World Cup.
The first part of the documentary will be released on Friday, October 23 at 6 pm. The following parts will be released at the same time on October 25 and October 27 respectively.
