Ranveer Singh’s film on 1983 cricket World Cup set for April 2019 release

Ranveer Singh-starrer 83, a Kabir Khan film which will tell the story of India’s incredible 1983 cricket World Cup victory, will release on April 5, 2019.

Ranveer Singh-starrer 83, a Kabir Khan film which will tell the story of India’s incredible 1983 cricket World Cup victory, will release on April 5, 2019. Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films and Vibri Media and Kabir Khan Films, announced the release date on Sunday.

Ranveer Singh will play Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan’s 83.

The Kabir Khan directorial will feature actor Ranveer Singh as star cricketer Kapil Dev. The movie follows how, under the captaincy of then newbie Kapil Dev, the Indian cricket team defeated West Indies. It tracks the coming-of-age of not just a cricketing team, but of a young nation in the eyes of the world.

Khan said in a statement, “As a young school boy, when I watched India win the 1983 Cricket World Cup, I had no idea that from that day onwards cricket in India will change forever. As a filmmaker, for me, the journey to that win, filled with raw energy and sheer passion of that young Indian team, is probably one of the most exciting stories I have worked on. And it’s great to have Ranveer come on board to play Kapil Dev, as honestly, I could see no one else for the role, ever since I started finalizing the script.”

According to Madhu Mantena of Phantom Films and Vishnu Vardhan Induri of Vibri Media, “it’s a story waiting to be told” and one that the “country needs to know”.

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