The movie '83', based on India's victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, is releasing in cinemas on Friday. The story of the film revolves around the 1983 World Cup winning Indian team captained by Kapil Dev.
Famous actor Ranveer Singh is playing the role of Kapil Dev in '83 while actress Deepika Padukone will be seen in the role of Rumi Bhatia, wife of Kapil Dev.According to the French news agency AFP, India started the tournament in England under the leadership of Kapil Dev, who is known as one of the best players in India, and defeated two-time defending champions West Indies for the first time in the world. The cup was named after him.
"There were no expectations," Kapil Dev, 62, told AFP. All the media attention was on Australia, England, West Indies and all the pressure was on other teams.
"We weren't under any pressure so we were having fun," he said. I think when we were halfway through the game we all felt like we could win the World Cup and that was the time when everything changed. "
Kabir Khan, the director of the film, says, "I had the facility to make a film on a historical event. The actors are there to tell me how it all happened."
The special screening of the film on Wednesday was attended by the actors who acted in the film and the players of the real cricket team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
