Filmmaker Kabir Khan’s next directorial venture, starring Ranveer Singh in the lead role - ‘83 - was initially supposed to release on April 5, 2019 but it has now been postponed to August 30, 2019. The film will trace the story of Indian skipper Kapil Dev (to be played by the flamboyant Ranveer) and the entire Indian national cricket team when they won the 1983 World Cup. Sharing his excitement about the film, Ranveer had said, “I was born at the time when cricket was big time. When Kabir Sahab (director Kabir Khan) had come to me and said that there will be a film on 83, I was like finally. It is not a story just about cricket but a human story.”The 1983 World Cup has been a celebratory milestone in the history of the Indian cricket.

Source: Hindustan Times February 04, 2018 12:11 UTC