On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.
Acting
Ranveer's Kapil accent is ridiculous until it isn't.
Production
Lord's recreation with zero original footage—pure craft.
Editing
Actual '83 match footage blended seamlessly.
Director
Kabir Khan
Ranveer Singh
Kapil Dev
Pankaj Tripathi
PR Man Singh
Tahir Raj Bhasin
Sunil Gavaskar
Jiiva
Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Saqib Saleem
Mohinder Amarnath
Ammy Virk
Balwinder Singh Sandhu
Sahil Khattar
Syed Kirmani
Harrdy Sandhu
Madan Lal
Jatin Sarna
Yashpal Sharma
Dhairya Karwa
Ravi Shastri
Nishant Dahiya
Roger Binny
Adinath Kothare
Dilip Vensarkar
Dinker Sharma
Kirti Azad
R. Badree
Sunil Valson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real '83 team attended the premiere; Srikkanth reportedly said Jiiva nailed his walk better than he walks himself.
This win literally created Indian cricket fandom—before '83, the sport was elite, urban, and mostly ignored. The film's release timing with India's 2021 T20 World Cup collapse made it hit weirdly harder.
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