EXCLUSIVE! Tahir Raj Bhasin On Ranveer Singh: He Is Treating '83 Like The Biggest Film Of His Career
In an exclusive chat with Filmibeat.com, Tahir Raj Bhasin opened up about the pressure of playing Sunil Gavaskar on the big screen and his camaraderie with Ranveer Singh.
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin's
latest
release,
'Chhichhore'
is
having
an
impressive
run
at
the
box
office.
His
portrayal
of
Derek
has
also
caught
everyone's
attention
with
rave
reviews
pouring
in
from
all
nook
and
corners.
The
actor
will
be
next
seen
in
Kabir
Khan's
much-awaited
film,
'83
which
is
based
on
India's
historic
'83
World
Cup
win.
Starring
Ranveer
Singh
as
Kapil
Dev,
the
biopic
has
Tahir
essaying
the
role
of
legendary
former
cricketer
Sunil
Gavaskar.
In
an
exclusive
chat
with
Filmibeat.com,
the
'Chhichhore'
actor
opened
up
about
the
pressure
of
playing
the
original
little
master
on
the
big
screen
and
his
camaraderie
with
his
co-star
Ranveer.
Scroll
down
to
read
what
he
had
to
say.
'It's
An
Honour
To
Play
A
Legend
Like
Gavaskar'
Tahir
told
Filmibeat,
"There
is
pressure.
But
it's
also
an
honour
to
play
a
legend
like
him.
Gavaskar
was
India's
first
superstar
before
Kapil
Dev,
Sachin
Tendulkar,
MS
Dhoni
and
now,
Virat
Kohli.
To
portray
that
and
to
do
it
with
dignity
and
the
pride which
that
part
deserves
is
pressure.
So,
I
took
four
months
of
cricket
coaching
with
real
coaches
including
Balvinder
Singh
Sandhu
who
was
a
member
of
the
83
squad
when
they
won
the
World
Cup."
'I
Had
To
Play
Like
How
Gavaskar
Would'
He
further
added,
"I
had
to
play
cricket
not
like
how
Tahir
would.
I
had
to
play
like
how
Gavaskar
would
which
is
a
big
change
in
my
cricket
form.
So,
there
has
been
a
lot
of
stress
on
how
one
would
walk
on
the
field,
hold
the
bat
because
there
are
two
things
in
India
which
everyone
loves
and
is
an
expert
on-
films
and
cricket.
83' is
a
combination
of
both.
So,
there
is
pressure
but
at
the
same
time,
there's
excitement
that
I
am
doing
something
and
am
a
part
of
a
project
that
everyone
is
looking
forward
to
watch."
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin
Reveals
This
Quality
Of
Ranveer
Motivated
Him
The
actor
told
us,
"Ranveer
Singh
is
treating
'83
like
the
biggest
film
of
his
career.
To
see
him
be
the
first
one
in
practice
and
the
last
one
to
leave,
it's
like
a
newcomer.
I
find
his
energy
motivating
for
me."
Here's
Why
Tahir
Was
Cast
In
'83
Director
Kabir
Khan
had
earlier
shared,
"The
casting
of
Sunil
Gavaskar
was
important
since
he
was
one
of
the
superstars
of
the
team.
I
needed
an
actor
with
a
certain
gravitas
to
portray
the
Little
Master.
Tahir
had
the
persona
for
that."
Presented
by
Reliance
Entertainment
and
Produced
by
Madhu
Mantena,
Vishnu
Induri
and
Kabir
Khan,
'83
stars
Ranveer
Singh,
Deepika
Padukone,
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin,
Ammy
Virk,
Saqib
Saleem,
Hardy
Sandhu,
Chirag
Patil,
Jiiva,
Adinath
Kothare,
Jatin
Sarna,
Boman
Irani
and
Pankaj
Tripathi.
The
film
is
slated
to
release
on
April
10,
2020.