WATCH | 'One year from now, relive India's greatest story': Ranveer Singh posts a sneak peek to his training session for '83', fans say 'can't wait'

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh who is gearing up for his upcoming spots drama '83', on Friday, April 19, shared gave fans a sneak peek of his training on social media announcing that the film is all set to hit the theatres in a year.  

The film '83' which is based on India's historical first Cricket World Cup Win against England at the Lord's stadium, will see Ranveer play the role of the then Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev. The sports drama, which will be helmed by Kabir Khan, will chronicle India's win under Kapil Dev's captainship when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. 

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The video captures how Ranveer and other team members training hard to fit in their respective roles in the film. Several veteran actors including ace cricketer Mohinder Amarnath fondly called Jimmy, and legendary Kapil Dev can be seen grooming them for the same. In fact, in an instance veteran cricketer, Kapil Dev himself can be seen making Ranveer learn his bowling moves.

Ranveer asked his fans to gear up to relive India's greatest story in one year from now and announced that the film is all set to hit the theatres on Good Friday 2020. Sharing the clip on Instagram, the 'Gully Boy' star captioned the post saying, "The incredible untold story of India’s greatest victory! 🏏🏆 10th April 2020- Good Friday #Relive83 @83thefilm @kabirkhankk"

Watch the video here:

Fans are super-excited to see the actors practising with the Cricket legends. Flooding the post with comments they said that they are finding it hard to wait for the film's release.

Here's how they have reacted to the post:

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Besides Ranveer, the makers have revealed the upcoming venture will also star Ammy Virk as Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Chirag Patil in his father Sandeep Patil’s role, Sahil Khattar as Syed Kirmani, R Badree as Sunil Valson, Jiiva as Krishnamachari Srikkanth, and Pankaj Tripathi as manager Man Singh, are among the other members of the cast that have been confirmed.

According to reports, director Kabir Khan has confirmed that the shoot for the film will begin from May and will continue till August. Most of this shoot will take place in London as the 1983 cricket world cup was held in England. He has also added that parts of the film will also be shot in India. The film is produced by Madhu Mantena, Vishnu Induri, and Khan, and presented by Reliance Entertainment. It is scheduled to hit the theatres on April 10, 2020.