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Ranveer Singh on playing Kapil Dev in ’83’

Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Ranveer Singh will be playing cricketing legend, Kapil Dev in a biopic titled ’83’.

At a press conference held in Mumbai today, Singh spoke of his delight at being offered the role. He was cited in PinkVilla saying, “I was born at the time when cricket was big time. When Kabir Sahab had come to me and said that there will be a film on 83, I was like finally. And when he was narrating it to me, I was like woooh. It is not a story just about cricket but a human story.”

Singh also turned to Dev, who was also at the same event and said, “How am I going to do this? I am honoured that I will be a part of the biggest story. Goosebumps and goosebumps in the second part of the film, right Kabir sir?”

Dev added, “I might have done mistakes. Actually, mein thoda agricultural ground se tha so woh agriculture aa jata tha. Jab shuru kiya tha English mein khelte the and I didn’t know how to speak. But we did enjoy. There are many stories that we can’t tell. Ab toh 25 years ho gaye hai koi nai chodhenge ab toh.”

The film, which will be helmed by Kabir Khan, centres around India’s triumph World Cup win at Lords in 1983.

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