Prithviraj kicks off the countdown to Ranveer Singh's film 83. Watch video here!

Actor-producer Prithviraj Sukumaran, who is also one of the presenters of Kabir Khan’s film 83, has kicked off the countdown to the Ranveer Singh starrer.   

The makers recently released a video featuring the star kicking off the countdown to 83. The video was also shared by Ranveer Singh on Twitter and he captioned his tweet saying, "Acclaimed actor and filmmaker, @PrithviOfficial, kicks off the countdown to 83! #7DaysTo83" (sic)

Check the tweet here:

In the video, the proud presenter Prithviraj says that he does not think there is a more inspiring underdog story than that of the 1983 World Cup. "It is like God wrote a screenplay for what would much later be a great piece of cinema. I really want to see the film on the screen. And I am so proud to be able to present it in Kerala," he says and promises to be as excited as a presenter as he is as a viewer. The video ends with him beginning the countdown, saying, "7 days more to go for India's greatest sporting glory to unfold on the big screen."

Directed by Kabir Khan, 83 is one of the most anticipated films of the year. The film revolves around India's historic 1983 World Cup win under the leadership of Kapil Dev. Ranveer Singh will be seen stepping into the shoes of the former cricketer and his real-life wife and actor Deepika Padukone will be seen playing Romi, Kapil Dev's wife. The film also stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Addinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, R Badree and Pankaj Tripathi. 

83 is presented by Reliance Entertainment and Phantom Films. The film is jointly produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, Phantom Films & Reliance Entertainment. 

Kamal Haasan’s Raajkamal Films International and Akkineni Nagarjuna’s Annapurna Studios join hands with Reliance Entertainment to present the Tamil and Telugu versions respectively of the film. Prithviraj’s production, and Kichcha Sudeepa’s Shalini Arts are set to present the film in Malayalam and Kannada versions. 

The film will release in cinemas in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam on December 24.