Touted
to
be
one
of
the
most
anticipated
films
of
2020,
Kabir
Khan's
upcoming
film
'83
will
present
the
iconic
win
of
the
Indian
cricket
team
at
the
1983
world
cup
against
West
Indies
on
the
big
screen.
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The
director
has
recreated
Kapil
Dev's
iconic
knock
during
the
1983
World
Cup
at
the
original
stadium
and
how
it
spurred
a
tribute.
The
team
recreated
former
Indian
cricketer's
match-winning
innings
of
175
runs
against
Zimbabwe
at
Tunbridge
Wells
which
is
hailed
as
one
of
the
greatest
ODI
knocks
of
all
time
by
several
cricketing
experts.
Kabir
Khan
revealed
that
the
local
team
was
excited
to
learn
that
the
innings
was
being
revisited
at
the
original
location.
Getting
Kapil
Dev
on
the
ground
after
36
years
was
like
a
cherry
on
top.
The
filmmaker
said,
"It
was
history
in
the
making
all
over
again
because
the
entire
town
and
county
got
so
excited.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
Kapil
sir's
innings
put
Tunbridge
Wells
on
the
map
of
the
cricketing
world.
It's
a
beautiful
ground,
but
not
many
big
matches
happen
there.
It's
destiny
that
the
man
who
created
a
world
record
there
got
back
to
the
ground
after
36
years,"
further
adding,
"For
them,
it
was
like
the
return
of
their
hero."
Interestingly,
there
is
no
visual
evidence
of
the
historic
innings
as
the
telecast
partner
of
the
cricket
world
cup
was
on
strike
on
the
day
of
the
match,
a
crucial
one
for
India
to
qualify
for
the
next
round.
During
the
shoot,
the
ground
officials
surprised
the
team
of
the
sports-drama
by
paying
tribute
to
the
cricketing
legend.
Now,
an
engraved
plaque
celebrating
Kapil's
record-breaking
knock
hangs
on
the
walls
of
the
pavilion.
While
Kabir
Khan
and
the
crew
of
the
Sajid
Nadiadwala,
Madhu
Mantena,
Shibasish
Sarkar
and
Vishnu
Induri
production
invited
Kapil
Dev
to
witness
the
shoot,
the
former
Indian
Skipper
wasn't
aware
of
the
planned
tribute.
"We
requested
him
to
come
on
the
set,
but
the
plaque
was
a
pleasant
surprise
for
him,"
Kabir
Khan
shares,
adding
that
a
video
capturing
the
moment
will
be
unveiled
by
the
team
on
Kapil's
birthday
on
January
6.
Two
of
Kapil's
teammates,
Balwinder
Singh
Sandhu
(who
has
also
coached
Kabir's
reel-life
team
which
is
led
by
Ranveer
Singh)
and
Mohinder
Amarnath
were
also
present
on
the
occasion
to
cheer
their
captain
on.
83' stars
Ranveer
Singh
as
Kapil
Dev,
Tahir
Raj
Bhasin
as
Sunil
Gavaskar,
Saqib
Saleem
as
Mohinder
Amarnath,
Chirag
Patil
as
Sandeep
Patil.
Deepika
Padukone
will
be
making
a
special
appearance
in
the
film
as
Romi,
Kapil
Dev's
wife.
Touted
to
be
the
biggest
sports
film
of
all
time,
'83
is
being
co-produced
by
Madhu
Mantena,
Sajid
Nadiadwala
and
Reliance
Entertainment.
The
movie
is
slated
to
hit
the
big
screens
on
10
April
2020.