Kabir Khan’s sports-drama film ’83 is one of the most awaited films of the year. The film is based on India’s historic 1983 World Cup win under captain Kapil Dev.
Actor Jiiva plays the role of Krishnamachari Srikkanth in the film. Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh will be seen portraying Kapil Dev on-screen.
Recently, several interesting facts about India’s journey at the 1983 World Cup have been circulating the internet, leaving fans shocked yet excited at the same time.
The Indian team had supposedly booked their return tickets post the qualifier matches, as they did not think they would be able to get past the group matches in the tournament.
7 cricketers from the team had been newly married at the time and had planned to leave for holidays after the group matches had ended on 20th June, 1983 before the semi-finals on the 22nd of June, 1983.
The Indian team least expected to win the 1983 World Cup tournament and had made a mark for themselves in the history of cricket. The historic win also brought India to the limelight in the field of sports, especially cricket.
’83 is produced by Kabir Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sajid Nadiadwala, Phantom Films, Reliance Entertainment and 83 Film Ltd. The film is slated for release in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.