The wait is finally over. On Sunday, Ranveer Singh made the big announcement. Filmmaker Kabir Khan's much-awaited cricket drama '83', starring Ranveer Singh, is set to arrive in theatres this Christmas.
The film is based revolves around how Team India created history by winning the World Cup for the first time in 1983 under the captainship of Kapil Dev. Ranveer essays the role of Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev while Deepika will be seen playing the role of his wife, Romi Dev. The film also features Pankaj Tripathi, Boman Irani, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Harrdy Sandhu, and Ammy Virk.
Ranveer took to social media to unveil the release date of the movie. He tagged the entire crew of the film and wrote, “June 4th, 2021!!!! in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. See you in cinemas!!! #ThisIs83”
Director Kabir Khan also shared, "The team that took the entire world by storm! Experience the glorious victory of team 83 IN CINEMAS THIS CHRISTMAS. Releasing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. #ThisIs83."
Deepika Padukone also shared this great news on her social media accounts and tagged all the co-stars in her post. She wrote, “The Team that took the entire world by storm! Experience the glorious victory of Team 83 in Cinemas this Christmas! Releasing in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada & Malayalam! #thisis83.”
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The film was initially set for April 2020 release but was postponed due to the
outbreak of coronavirus that led to nationwide lockdown in the country.
Director Kabir Khan later was looking into June 4, 2021 release but just then
the second wave of Covid-19 had hit the country, leading to lockdown in most of
the states.