Ranveer
Needs
To
Retain
His
Identity
"Audience
knows
he
is
Ranveer
and
he
is
going
to
play
the
role
of
Kapil
Dev
in
the
film.
Today,
there
is
technology
to
make
Ranveer
look
exactly
like
him,
but
that
is
not
the
attempt.
"He
needs
to
get
the
persona
of
Dev
and
yet
retain
his
identity
as
Ranveer.
We
want
the
audience
to
see
and
enjoy
Ranveer
playing
Dev," Kabir
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
He
Said
Ranveer
Has
Already
Begun
Preparations
For
His
Role
In
The
Film
"It
is
a
simple
brief
to
Ranveer.
He
just
has
to
see
Kapil
Dev
playing
the
game.
The
iconic
body
language
of
Kapil
Dev,
the
way
he
used
to
bowl,
bat.
He
(Dev)
is
monitoring
it
(training)," he
added.
The
Members
Of
The
1983
World
Cup
Team
Are
Set
To
Supervise
And
Coach
The
Rest
Of
The
Actors
Several
members
of
the
1983
World
Cup
winning
team,
including
manager
Man
Singh,
were
present
at
a
function
when
the
director
announced
the
project.
The
team
members
such
as
Roger
Binny,
K
Srikkanth,
Madan
Lal,
Yashpal
Sharma,
Balwinder
Singh
Sandhu
and
Sandeep
Patil
had
narrated
some
anecdotes
dating
back
to
the
historic
day.
Kabir
Won't
Take
Cinematic
Libereties
Kabir
added
he
would
not
need
to
take
'cinematic
liberities'
during
the
filming
as,
"there
is
lot
of
material,
we
have
hours
and
hours
of
sessions
with
the
cricketers
(the
players),
so
it
is
a
gold
mine
of
material."
Here's
Where
The
Film
Will
Be
Majorly
Shot
The
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan
helmer
said
the
team
would
be
majorly
shot
in
London
and
they
have
the
support
of
cricket
authorities
like
the
ICC
and
BCCI.
"We
will
be
shooting
mostly
in
London,
the
whole
story
is
what
happened
in
London.
We
can't
shoot
for
seven-eight
days
at
Lord's,
it
is
not
possible.
But
we
do
have
the
permission
in
place
to
shoot
there.
Cricket
Communities
Are
Supporting
Kabir
Khan
"The
whole
cricket
community
from
all
over
the
world,
whether
it
is
the
ICC
or
BCCI
is
helping.
It
is
such
a
celebratory
story
about
cricket
that
any
cricketing
body
would
like
to
support
it,"
Kabir
said.