83 movie release live updates: 83 releases in theatres on December 24.After long delays and a pandemic, Kabir Khan’s labour of love, 83 is releasing in theatres today. The film that dramatizes India’s iconic win at the 1983 World Cup has been getting positive reviews ahead of its release as the film’s beats as well as Ranveer Singh’s pitch perfect portrayal as the then Team India captain, Kapil Dev is getting a lot of love. Ranveer’s real-life spouse, actor Deepika Padukone, who has also produced the film, essays the role of his on-screen spouse, Romi Dev, in 83.
Kabir Khan had earlier revealed Deepika’s first reaction after watching 83. Kabir had shared that Deepika was overwhelmed, “She was not being able to speak, she was choking up,” he said.
Not just critics and their Bollywood colleagues, members of 83 team were effusive in their praise of the film. Batting maestro Sunil Gavaskar told Indian Express, “Saw the movie for the first time at the Premiere last night and was blown away by the film. It’s simply brilliant and the way every actor has got the mannerisms, the walk, the look, the style of every player was unbelievably uncanny. Full marks to Kabir Khan and his team for their efforts.”
The Indian Express film critic Shubhra Gupta gave the film a 3.5-star rating. In her review, she wrote, “Kabir Khan’s ‘83 recreates that day with fidelity, and, yes, let it be said, in full Bollywood style, suffused with song, dance, drama, colour. Ranveer Singh disappears into his Kapil Dev even as each of Kapil’s Devils is given their own moment in this faithful recreation of India’s 1983 World Cup win.”
After the premiere of 83, Ranveer Singh was spotted dancing with former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkant along with co-actor and singer Hardy Sandhu.
Filmmaker Ribhu Dasgupta congratulated team 83 for making a film that will bring back the memories of the 1983 world cup win. He tweeted, "Every Indian will be proud and emotional again after 38 years to see Kapil’s Devils lift the WC. #83 is going to be a monumental film for years to come.@RanveerOfficial deserves every award on the planet & more. Cricket is a religion & so is Cinema. The whole country will experience how INDIA changed after the WC victory. Every parent wanted to name their child Kapil.@kabirkhankk truly gives the audience of this country, a national film. Congratulations @Shibasishsarkar & @RelianceEnt for such a grand release & believing in cinema and it’s theatre audience. Shows your passion, resilience, grit and character. Take a bow."
Ravi Shastri was a guest at Express Adda on Thursday and in conversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, he shared that he had tears in his eyes when he watched the film. “Not because I was part of the team that won, I really had tears in my eyes when the film got over because it brought back so many memories,” he said. Read more
Actor Sudheer Babu is in awe of 83. After watching the film, he wrote on Twitter, "#83theFilm has some authentic recreation of real heroes & incidents on screen, everyone fits their part perfectly with @RanveerOfficial leading in the front. Many nostalgic moments watching it. Proud of my friend @vishinduri for producing a tribute film to Cricket & hoping to see many more victories for @vibri_media. Nice to see our #BhaleManchiRoju girl @GabbiWamiqa play her part brilliantly. Congrats to all the cast & crew involved on hitting it out of the park."
Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared, "#Xclusiv… #83TheFilm screen count…⭐️ #Hindi: 3374 screens / 1727 cinemas / 11011 shows per day ⭐️ #Telugu: 137 screens ⭐️ #Tamil: 184 screens ⭐️ #Malayalam: 13 screens⭐️ #Kannada: 33 screens #India screen count total: 3741 screens."
Ranveer Singh and Kapil Dev's bromance at the special screening of 83 in Mumbai caught everyone's attention. Ranveer shared a couple of pictures of himself with the formed Indian skipper. The actor is seen essaying the role of Dev in 83.
Ranveer Singh's stylist Nitasha Gaurav called 83 the most 'immersive' film. After watching the film, she wrote, "This is the most immersive film I've ever seen. I felt as though I was living each moment, as though I was in the team, as though Kapil Dev was my captain....I have never ever seen a film before that I felt this invested in. N Ranveer, I don't know if I even have words to describe Ranveer. He was as Kapil Dev himself in every way - the look, the mannerisms, the blazing fire under the gentleness, the simplicity of single-minded focus, the unshakeable self assurance, the captain who was the tip of the spear as well as it's force. A beautiful film. A film you live. Ps: Be prepared to be clapping and cheering almost non-stop, from start to finish."
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar said he was blown away by 83. “Saw the movie for the first time at the Premiere last night and was blown away by the film. It’s simply brilliant and the way every actor has got the mannerisms, the walk, the look, the style of every player was unbelievably uncanny. Full marks to Kabir Khan and his team for their efforts,” the batting maestro told The Indian Express. Read more
“When you will watch the film, you will feel a strong bond among the cast. We had such great fun during the shoot. Every day after pack-up, while returning in a bus to the hotel, Harrdy (Sandhu) and Ammy (Virk) used to sing songs, and everyone else sang in a chorus,” shared Pankaj Tripathi in an earlier conversation with indianexpress.com.
Taapsee Pannu took to Twitter and shared, "#Thisis83 every single actor who appeared on screen had my heart! What a piece of art! What writing ! What direction! Cricket is a team sport and so is film making, all I can say is well played. I’m so glad and thankful they waited for theatrical release for this one."
Ranveer took to Instagram and shared a photo of his mother with the 1983 Cricket World Cup. "Hum jeet gaye, Mumma! 🧿❤️ (ps: that’s the actual cup!)" he wrote in teh caption.
Ranveer took to Instagram and shared a photo of his mother with the 1983 Cricket World Cup. "Hum jeet gaye, Mumma! 🧿❤️ (ps: that’s the actual cup!)" he wrote in teh caption.
Ranveer took to Instagram and shared a photo of his mother with the 1983 Cricket World Cup. "Hum jeet gaye, Mumma! 🧿❤️ (ps: that’s the actual cup!)" he wrote in teh caption.
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"#83theFilm has some authentic recreation of real heroes & incidents on screen, everyone fits their part perfectly with @RanveerOfficial leading in the front. Many nostalgic moments watching it," shared Sudheer Babu on Twitter.
Deepika Padukone at Siddhi Vinayak temple ahead of 83 release.
In a recent interview with Quint, when Kapil was asked how his family reacted when Deepika came on board to play the role of his wife Romi, he shared, “I think mixed because I don’t know how much the role of my wife is in 83. So one does not realise that what they are trying to do there.” Kapil Dev also spoke about how he felt when he was told that Ranveer Singh was selected to play his role in 83. He said, “I think you feel happy that such a great, talented actor is trying to work on that. I was little worried also because it’s a very athletic job to do that. But the way he worked and the way he was working through out in the last one year, I couldn’t believe that somebody can be so much keen in trying to do so much in that movie.”
In a conversation with Bollywood Hungama, Kabir Khan shared that Deepika Padukone was overwhelmed when she saw 83 for the first time. The Bajrangi Bhaijaan director said that he thought that Deepika had dialed him by mistake as there wasn’t much sound on the other side. “I thought she has dialed me by mistake because I was saying ‘Deepika, Hello’, and there was silence. She was not being able to speak, she was choking up. She said ‘I’m so sorry, so sorry, I’m just too overwhelmed, I’m not being able to speak’ and I said, ‘Deepika, you don’t need to say anything more. What you’ve said in this one line and the way you said it, I know exactly the way you felt about the film’.”
Sharing a poster of the film, Alia wrote on her Instagram story, “Phew! 83! Kabir Sir, I have so much to say and still, I have no words. It’s not a movie that can be boxed into a post along with a few adjectives! It’s an experience- a part of history that’s nothing short of magic! There were so many moments when I wanted to clap scream cry and dance at the same time! Pride, joy, unity, friendship, inspiration, I mean the list can go on. You walk out a different person after watching this beautiful beautiful film! Thank you for this film!” READ MORE
"Kapil Dev sir told us that they will all sit together as a team and watch 83 when it’s released. They have refused to see any screening. That shows how secure they are of their stardom. I am also flattered by the trust they have put in me that they’ve shared their story and now given me the freedom to interpret it. They made it my story to tell and never intruded in my filmmaking space," shared Kabir Khan with indianexpress.com. READ MORE