Ranveer Singh and Kapil Dev-83
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The makers of the upcoming sports biopic ’83 starring Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone paid a beautiful tribute to former cricketer Kapil Dev on the occasion of his 61st birthday today. This Kabir Khan directorial is inspired by Indian cricket team’s historic win at the 1983 World Cup.

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The viral video starts with Kapil Dev reminiscing about the match at Turnbridge Wells Stadium following which he briefly talks about how it felt to play and create history at the stadium. The veteran cricketer was overwhelmed with the trip down the memory lane as he was being commemorated with everyone cheering for him. Kapil also recreated his iconic Natraj shot at the stadium.

While the team ’83 shared the tribute video, Ranveer Singh took to his Instagram handle and shared some of the beautiful pictures with the legendary cricketer. Take a look at the video and pictures below.

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The sports drama also stars Tahir Raj Bhasin as Sunil Gavaskar, Saqib Saleem as Mohinder Amarnath, Chirag Patil as Sandeep Patil. Deepika Padukone will be seen in a cameo appearance playing Romi, Kapil Dev’s Wife. The much-awaited film, ’83 has a terrific ensemble cast.

Touted to be the biggest sports film of all time, ‘83 is being co-produced by Madhu Mantena, Sajid Nadiadwala and Reliance Entertainment. ’83 is slated to hit the screens on April 10, 2020.

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