Kapil Dev, Ranveer Singh, Kamal Haasan and Nagarjuna-83
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Kamal Haasan’s Raajkamal Films International and Akkineni Nagarjuna’s Annapurna Studios join hands with Reliance Entertainment to present the Tamil and Telugu versions respectively of the much-awaited sports drama, ‘83’, which stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in the lead role.

Kamal Haasan and Nagarjuna are both well-celebrated and multi-faceted personalities and legends of the Indian showbiz. The movies launched by their production and distribution companies have always been special and well acclaimed.

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Happy to be a part of ’83, Kamal Haasan shares, “I am extremely excited to present the Tamil Version of ’83. It’s a matter of pride to promote the film that will recreate the moments of the iconic matches. Not just that, the victory of the Indian team demonstrates to every Indian that where there is a will, there is a way. What was considered impossible was made possible purely due to belief and conviction. And this holds true in all walks of life. It’s my pride to promote a film that stands testimony to such conviction and will. I am happy to bring to my people the story of the team of inspired men captained by Kapil Dev who fought against all odds and won India’s greatest sporting triumph.”

The actor also took to his twitter handle and shared, “Reliving the epic moment of winning the 83 World Cup which every Indian cherishes even today.”

Whereas Akkineni Nagarjuna, who will be presenting the Telugu version, shares, “ ‘83 is all about the great iconic win in 1983 that has made cricket a religion in India. It is a story that needs to be told and I am proud to present one of the most awaited films in India and the rest of the cricketing world.”

And elated Kabir Khan sharing the good news said, “I welcome Kamal Haasan and Nagarjuna as the presenters and feel privileged to have them be a part of promoting our film in the South”. 

In the film, Ranveer will be seen stepping into the shoes of Kapil Dev. The sports drama also features Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Addinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, R Badree and Pankaj Tripathi. Deepika will be seen playing Romi, Kapil Dev’s wife.

’83 is co-produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Induri and Sajid Nadiadwala. The Kabir Khan directorial is slated to hit the silver screens on April 10 in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu.

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