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