The actor was present along with the cast and crew of the film including Kunal Kapoor, Amit Sadh, Vineet Kumar Singh, Mouni Roy, Sunny Kaushal, music composers Sachin-Jigar and director Reema Kagti.

There have been many films released on Hockey like, 'Chak De India' and now 'Soorma' and 'Gold' still the sport has not received as much attention from audiences, when talking about the spotlight Bollywood has thrown on the sport Akshay said, "I hope after this film, hockey gets the respect that it commands. It is an important game that gave our country the first ever gold medal after independence. So I hope things change after our film,"