Hiren Kotwani (DNA; January 22, 2019)

After the stupendous success of Simmba, Ranveer Singh has begun prep for his next, ’83. The Kabir Khan directorial stars the actor as Kapil Dev, the former cricket captain who led Team India to its first World Cup win in 1983. Even as Ranveer begins his training to essay the legend and perfect his trademark bowling style, we hear that the sports drama will be made in Tamil and Telugu besides Hindi. This will be the Padmaavat actor and Bajrangi Bhaijaan director’s first trilingual movie.

A source associated with the project says, “Our heroic win in the 1983 World Cup is a historical event in Post-Independence India. Considering that cricket and movies are akin to religion in the country, and are bound to resonate with audiences across ages and strata, the film’s producers have decided to shoot for the Tamil and Telugu versions simultaneously.”

The movie will release next year on April 10 during the Good Friday weekend.