Touted to be the biggest film of 2020, all eyes were on '83‘s release in April which was delayed due to the ongoing pandemic. In the movie, Ranveer Singh stars as the then skipper Kapil Dev while Deepika Padukone plays Kapil's wife Romi Dev. The film also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Saqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Sahil Khattar, Chirag Patil and Adinath Kothare in key roles. '83 is helmed by Kabir Khan and traces India’s historic Cricket World Cup win in 1983 and is one of the most awaited films.
Today, on occasion of the 37 year anniversary of the world cup win, the makers of the film shared a tribute with the caption, “Magic was created. History was written.
#OnThisDay, Team India won the World Cup and changed Indian Cricket forever. #ThisIs83 @therealkapildev #SunilGavaskar @KrisSrikkanth @JimmyAmarnath @cricyashpal #SandeepPatil @KirtiAzaad #RogerBinny @MadanLal1983 @syedkirmani14”
Magic was created. History was written.#OnThisDay, Team India won the World Cup and changed Indian Cricket forever. #ThisIs83@therealkapildev #SunilGavaskar @KrisSrikkanth @JimmyAmarnath @cricyashpal #SandeepPatil @KirtiAzaad #RogerBinny @MadanLal1983 @syedkirmani14 pic.twitter.com/SQWo4It73u
— Reliance Entertainment (@RelianceEnt) June 25, 2020
Reliance Entertainment and Phantom Films present '83, a Kabir Khan Films Production. The film is produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, Phantom Films and Reliance Entertainment. '83 is a Reliance Entertainment and PVR Pictures release and is slated to release in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu.
