Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival (6-15 December) has scored a coup with the world premiere of cricket movie ’83 as its closing film, and the promised attendance of Bollywood star Deepika Padukone, subject Kapil Dev, and director Kabir Khan.
‘83 tells the true story of the charismatic Dev, played by Ranveer Singh, who led the Indian cricket team to its first World Cup victory in 1983 at the hallowed Lord’s Cricket Ground in London against the West Indies, regarded at the time as invincible.
According to the producers of the Hindi language film, the actors trained for months with the real cricketers they were playing to understand the nuances of the sport.
The movie is presented by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films and Kabir Khan Films, and will screen ahead of its release across the Gulf region on December 23 and worldwide release on 24 December.
The world premiere will...
‘83 tells the true story of the charismatic Dev, played by Ranveer Singh, who led the Indian cricket team to its first World Cup victory in 1983 at the hallowed Lord’s Cricket Ground in London against the West Indies, regarded at the time as invincible.
According to the producers of the Hindi language film, the actors trained for months with the real cricketers they were playing to understand the nuances of the sport.
The movie is presented by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films and Kabir Khan Films, and will screen ahead of its release across the Gulf region on December 23 and worldwide release on 24 December.
The world premiere will...
- 11/29/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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