Ranveer
Singh's
upcoming
film
83
has
been
the
talk
of
the
town
ever
since
its
announcement.
Helmed
by
Kabir
Khan,
the
sports
drama
is
an
ode
to
India's
historic
win
at
the
World
Cup
1983.
Besides
Ranveer
essaying
the
role
of
former
Indian
cricketer
Kapil
Dev
in
this
ensemble
cast
flick,
the
movie
also
stars
Deepika
Padukone
in
a
pivotal
role.
Sometime
back
there
were
reports
that
Arjun
Kapoor
was
the
first
choice
for
this
film.
Director
Kabir
Khan
in
his
recent
interview
with
a
leading
tabloid,
clarified
these
reports.
Kabir
was
quoted
as
saying,
"Ye
ek
gut
and
instinct
hota
hai.
Ever
since
I
was
asked
to
make
the
film,
I
had
only
Ranveer
on
my
mind.
Ranveer
is
a
chameleon.
See
his
last
4
films
and
you
feel
there's
a
different
human
being
in
each
of
them.
I
knew
Ranveer
would
be
the
perfect
choice.
I
told
him
it's
not
a
look-alike
contest,
you
need
to
imbibe
Kapil's
persona."
He
further
added,
"You
know,
83
is
a
big
responsibility
for
me.
I
knew
if
I
don't
recreate
this
correctly,
the
country
will
not
forgive
me.
Ditto
for
Ranveer:
If
he
won't
portray
Kapil
correctly,
the
audience
will
not
forgive
him.
And
as
you
see
from
the
trailer,
he
has
done
it
brilliantly.
He
worked
very
hard."
Way
back
in
2017,
reports
had
floated
about
Arjun
Kapoor
was
in
talks
with
Kabir
Khan
for
Kapil
Dev's
role.
Later
when
the
Panipat
actor
was
asked
about
it,
he
told
PTI,
"This
is
not
my
film,
it's
a
film
made
for
India.
It
is
a
very
important
film
for
the
country.
I
don't
want
to
trivialise
it
by
talking
about
the
personal
aspect
of
it.
That
is
not
necessary."
83
is
slated
to
release
in
theatrical
screens
on
December
24.