Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh set social media on fire when he shared the latest photo from his upcoming film ”83′, which is based on India’s historic 1983 World Cup triumph. He will be seen playing the role of the legendary Indian all-rounder, Kapil Dev, who led the Indian team in the tournament, leading them to their first-ever World Cup trophy, completely against the odds.
In the still, Ranveer can be seen playing Kapil Dev’s iconic ‘Natraj shot’, a swivel and pull. The legendary former skipper himself was full of praise for the actor.Retweeting the post, Kapil wrote: “Hats off Ranveer!”
Hats off Ranveer! https://t.co/bAH7pyBtE7
— Kapil Dev (@therealkapildev) November 11, 2019
Ranveer’s photo also impressed former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar, who commended him for looking the part, both with the shot and the gear he is wearing in the photo. Manjrekar tweeted: “Well done Ranveer! Not easy to ‘pull’ this off. Great attention to detail too with gear etc”.
Well done Ranveer! Not easy to ‘pull’ this off. Great attention to detail too with gear etc. 👏👏 https://t.co/ZjEHW4Noq6
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 11, 2019
The mustachioed Ranveer Singh does bear a striking resemblance with Kapil Dev in the picture, sporting that iconic curly hair. The similarities are so strong that the hashtag ‘Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev’ became a top Twitter trend earlier on Monday.
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India went on to lift the World Cup in 1983 by defeating West Indies, by successfully defending a low total of 183. Mohinder Amarnath, who is being played by Saqib Saleem in the movie, won the man-of-the-match in the final for his brilliant figures of 3-12, as India bowled West Indies out for 140.
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’83’ releasing in April 2020 also features the veterans like, Deepika Padukone as Kapil Dev’s wife Romi Bhatia for a small sequence. Harrdy Sandhu plays Madan Lal, Tahir Raj Bhasin will be seen as Sunil Gavaskar and Ammy Virk will slip into the role of Balwinder Sandhu in the movie.
