83: Richard Hadlee pens Kapil Dev a heartfelt note about Ranveer Singh’s film

83 recounts the inspiring story of one of the greatest moments in the history of Indian sports- the first time the Indian cricket team lifted the prestigious World Cup, under the captaincy of Kapil Dev in 1983. Former New Zealand cricketer, Richard Hadlee, recently watched the film and had a heartfelt message for Dev, which the latter shared on social media.

In the note, Hadlee talked about how much he enjoyed watching the film, and how its inspirational story ‘warmed his heart’. The former cricketer said that the film had given him a much deeper insight into Dev, and how the latter had motivated his team to victory in the historic match. Hadlee also appreciated Dev and Jimmy, referring to former Indian cricketer Mohinder Amarnath, for their involvement in the film as well. The latter two had also made appearances in the film.

Hadlee also picked out some of the things he thought were well done in the film, mentioning that he enjoyed Ranveer Singh’s portrayal of Dev as well.

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In addition to Singh, the film also featured Deepika Padukone, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Pankaj Tripathi, Boman Irani, Nishant Dahiya, Sahil Khattar, Chirag Patil and Dinker Sharma in pivotal roles.

Singh and Padukone, who are married in real life, essayed the roles of Dev and his wife, Romi Bhatia respectively. Kabir Khan had directed the film.

Khan along with Padukone, Vishnuvardhan Induri and Sajid Nadiadwala produced the film under the banners of Reliance Entertainment and 83 Film Ltd.

83 can be streamed on Netflix and Disney+ Hotstar.