Ranveer Singh’s ‘83’ finds its Sunil Gavaskar

Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin has been roped in to play the character of 'The Little Master' Sunil Gavaskar

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Actor Tahir Raj Bhasin has become the latest entrant in Ranveer Singh upcoming biopic of Kapil Dev ’83. The film is based on India first World Cup win in 1983 with Kapil Dev as the skipper. It has now been officially announced that Tahir will be playing cricketer Sunil Gavaskar in the film.

The makers took to Twitter and made an official announcement on Twitter, “Presenting @TahirRajBhasin as Sunny urf the Original Little Master, #SunilGavaskar. #CastOf83.” 

The actor was last seen playing the character of Shyam in the critically acclaimed Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Manto. The film was also screened at the Cannes film festival but failed to perform well at the box office. Tahir will also be seen in Sushant Singh Rajput 'Chhichhore' this year.

While Ranveer is playing the lead role of Kapil Dev in ‘83, the makers are announcing the star cast of the film, one character at a time. Pankaj Tripathi has been roped in to play the team manager Man Singh in the film. Popular YouTuber Sahil Khattar will be playing the role of cricketer Syed Kirmani, South actor Jiiva will be seen as the opener Kris Srikkanth, Punjabi actor-singer Ammy Virk will play Balwinder Singh Sandhu and Chirag Patil will play his father Sandeep Patil in the film.

 


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