Actor Ranveer Singh will play former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev within the movie, posted a video of his father-in-law and former badminton star Prakash Padukone discussing the 1983 World Cup. Prakash was taking part in skilled badminton in Denmark on the time and was attempting to obtain the information of the ultimate match on the radio when Ranveer posted the video on Instagram.Also Read – 83: Not Ranveer Singh But Arjun Kapoor Was Director Kabir Khan’s First Choice For Kapil Dev? Ranveer captioned the clip: “The Living Legend of Badminton, a World Champion himself & my dear father-in-law Prakash Padukone, cherishes the memories of the 1983 World Cup triumph! ’83’ RELEASING IN CINEMAS ON 24TH DEC, 2021, in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Also in 3D. #ThisIs83” Also Read – Watch Video: ’83’ Trailer Lights up Burj Khalifa; Ranveer Singh Over-Whelmed, Kapil Dev Gets Emotional Take a glance: Also Read – Ranveer Singh Starrer 83 Trailer Lights Up At Burj Khalifa, Deepika Padukone Gets Emotional Reminiscing in regards to the ‘unbelievable’ feeling, Prakash says within the clip: “25th June 1983, was a landmark day in the history of Indian sports. India won the world cup for the first time, most unexpectedly! We were in Denmark at that time. I was playing professional badminton. I couldn’t see the match live. Trying to get the news either from the radio or BBC.”
The father of Bollywood diva Deepika Padukone added, “When we heard that India had won the world cup, I think it was unbelievable. India had beaten the mighty West Indies in those days. That was a turning point for Indian cricket. From what was a sport, became a religion.” ‘ 83‘ highlights India profitable the 1983 World Cup beneath the management of the legendary Kapil Dev, performed by Ranveer. The movie is all set to launch theatrically worldwide on December 23. (With inputs from IANS)
