The upcoming sports activities biopic 83 starring Ranveer Singh has been making headlines. The film produced by Reliance Entertainment that tells the story of the 1983 Cricket World Cup win, has been one of probably the most keenly awaited releases. Now, only a week earlier than the film hits screens Bollywood Hungama has managed to get an inside scoop on how the makers bagged the rights of the story. As per a dependable supply, we hear that Reliance Entertainment shelled out roughly Rs. 15 cr. to the winning team of which approx. Rs. 5 cr. went to cricket legend Kapil Dev himself.
Revealing particulars about the acquisition of the rights for 83, an trade insider instructed Bollywood Hungama completely. “Before making the film it is crucial to purchase the rights of the topic and the person tales of the gamers the film relies on, particularly when it revolves around real-life individuals of incidents. Keeping this in thoughts, Reliance Entertainment has paid the original winning team of the 1983 World Cup roughly Rs. 15 cr., whereas Kapil Dev, who led the team to victory walked away with the lion’s share of around Rs. 5 cr. for his go-ahead”.
While the film is slated to launch on December 24, experiences counsel that 83 has been made on a finances of roughly Rs. 125 cr. Starring Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev, Deepika Padukone as his spouse Romi Bhatia, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, and Harrdy Sandhu amongst others the film is directed by Kabir Khan.
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