Movie '83', of Bollywood based on Kapil Dev-led Indian cricket team's victory in '83 World Cup and starring Ranveer Singh, has been declared tax-free in Delhi, the state government said on Tuesday.
Director Kabir Khan, '83' revolves around India's historic 1983 World Cup win. Speaking about his role, Ranveer Singh stated that bowling like Kapil was the most challenging aspect of his character development.
Ranveer, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Sahil Khattar, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Chirag Patil, Ammy Virk, Harrdy Sandhu, Pankaj Tripathi, Dhairya Karwa, R Badree, and Addinath Kothare are also a part of the movie.
Dramatically, Deepika Padukone will be seen playing Romi, Kapil Dev's wife, in '83', which will hit the big screen on 24th December in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
'83' recently received a standing ovation from the audience at its world premiere at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah. The video of the film receiving standing ovation applause went viral on Twitterverse.
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In the latest promotional event, former India captain Kapil Dev talked about '83' and his early English language struggles.
Thank you, Shri. @ArvindKejriwal ji and Shri. @msisodia ji, for declaring the film 83 tax-free in Delhi! Your gesture will able us to propagate the tale of India's greatest victory to a wider audience.#ThisIs83.
— Vamsi Kaka (@vamsikaka) December 21, 2021
83 IN CINEMAS ON 24TH DEC, 2021. pic.twitter.com/Y0npSDApFd
Kapil Dev said.
"After watching,the movie trailer I am very emotional, but let's wait for 24th December to see the final product. I can't say anything is still it is released,"
Wisden named Kapil Dev as the Indian cricketer of the century in the year 2002. He is the youngest captain in cricket to win the world cup at 24 years.