On Wednesday, in an event in Mumbai, it has been officially announced by the producer Vikramaditya Motwane, who has directed films like Udaan and Lootera that they will be making a film on 1983 World Cup Winners.
According to the reports of Sportswallah, Ranveer Singh will be playing the lead role of Kapil Dev in the film, which will celebrate the epic win in the history of Indian cricket. Ranveer will give a star value to the film.
Twitterati was amused after hearing the news as most of the people of Twitter generation wasn’t even born when Kapil Dev had lifted the World Cup in 1983 and they must be looking forward to watching the epic journey of Team India back then. Here are some tweets:
I feel honoured & privileged to be part of this film. One of the greatest underdog stories of all time – finally coming 2 the silver screen. pic.twitter.com/6nWJu4Yvp9
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) September 27, 2017
To have met our sporting heroes in the flesh & be regaled by their stories – full of nostalgia, humour, emotion. A truly unforgettable event pic.twitter.com/0xQ9SK11nU
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) September 27, 2017
Im filled with a sense of responsibility to make a film the entire nation can be proud of. Thank u for this opportunity @kabirkhankk pic.twitter.com/nZrKtjF7Vz
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) September 27, 2017
Dream team… #83 #1983 #Relive83 with @RanveerOfficial @therealkapildev @kabirkhankk @RelianceEnt @FuhSePhantom #RjAlok pic.twitter.com/3sctUWbpEL
— RJ ALOK (@OYERJALOK) September 27, 2017
The icing on the cake is a souvenir of the cricket bat with autographs of the dream team that won the World Cup in 1983… #Relive83 pic.twitter.com/55aFYXTUFL
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/iman_1778/status/912933692556955648
All I remember of this pic was my father saying:
"This was the happiest moment that happened to Independent India then"
Indeed! #Relive83 pic.twitter.com/BQRJoXntWi— Krushant Shah 🇮🇳 (@krushant) September 27, 2017
Awww-dorable!@RanveerOfficial showers love on #KapilDev at the #Relive83 event. pic.twitter.com/5Vus2rQSjO
— Filmfare (@filmfare) September 27, 2017
We're all geared in and ready to go! #Relive83 pic.twitter.com/Tol87avMgq
— Phantom Studios (@FuhSePhantom) September 27, 2017