Filmmaker Kabir Khan is all set to recreate the historic event in cricket history, the team India’s World Cup win in 1983. Actor Saqib Saleem, who will play the role of former all-rounder Mohinder Amarnath, has joined the cast of the film.
Interestingly, the 30-year-old actor was a state level-cricketer from Delhi.
On 18 February, film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the update.
“Saqib Saleem is #MohinderAmarnath in #83TheFilm… Stars Ranveer
Singh as #KapilDev… Directed by Kabir Khan… Presented by Reliance Entertainment… Produced by Madhu Mantena, Vishnu Induri, Kabir Khan,” he wrote.
Saqib Saleem is #MohinderAmarnath in #83TheFilm… Stars Ranveer Singh as #KapilDev… Directed by Kabir Khan… Presented by Reliance Entertainment… Produced by Madhu Mantena, Vishnu Induri, Kabir Khan… #CastOf83 #Relive83 pic.twitter.com/mouFl9dnI4
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) February 18, 2019
Mohinder Amarnath, who played a big role in the World Cup in ’83, was vice-captain of the team. He emerged the man of the match in the semi-final and the final, significantly contributing to India’s milestone victory against favourites West Indies.
The former all-rounder was the highest wicket-taker in the World Cup final sending three Indies batsmen back to the pavillion.
There has been immense excitement among the audience to witness the magnificent event to be recreated on the silver screen.
Tracing the historic victory of 1983 World Cup, the film will star Ranveer Singh as the former captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Kapil Dev. The film ’83 will be the actor’s first trilingual film to be made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
The sports film will be shot at real locations and will be going on floors early next year.
While Ranveer Singh will play the lead, the film is already backed by a powerful support cast as Men in Blue, which includes Ammy Virk as Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Saahil Khattar as Syed Kirmani, Jiiva as Krishnamachari Srikanth and Pankaj Tripathi as manager PR Man Singh, Tahir Bhasin and Saqib Saleem are the latest additions.