'83' cast leaves for first shoot schedule in London, now it's game time

The entire cast of upcoming '83' has left for their first shooting schedule which will be shot in London. The movie stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev. Helmed by Kabir Khan, it is slated for April 10, 2020 release.

Mumbai: After months of training and hard work, the team of upcoming film '83' is all set to kickstart their first shooting schedule. The actors playing cricketers have left for London on Tuesday to begin their journey.

The star cast of '83' was spotted outside the Mumbai airport before leaving for London.

Interestingly, the bus which dropped the team members was decorated with various monochrome snapshots of Kapil Dev from his World Cup achievement and his prep sessions.

The cast exuded happiness and excitement as they were seen screaming and shouting to express their excitement for their first shooting schedule.

Talking about the hard work put in by the entire team during the practice sessions which stretched over for approximately eight months, Ranveer said, "My entire team has been practising since eight months and the prep process was very intensive. Boys have worked very hard to come to this stage and they are finally ready to commence the principal shooting of the film. Today, we are off to the UK for four months for the shooting. I have to say that all the credit goes to Kabir (Khan) sir and his team as the film is shaped up extremely well. We are very very happy with the way it is shaped up."

"But now it's game time. The real game begins now. We are extremely excited, supercharged, very happy and proud as its an honour and privilege to be a part of such an extraordinary story. And we are hoping to put our best foot forward and create a piece of cinema that we all be proud of. Former players who have achieved these legendary feet and hopefully that will inspire the new generation and create a remarkable piece of cinema that the entire nation can be proud of," he added.

Laying his faith in the Indian cricket team for the much awaited World Cup which will begin from May 30, the 33-year-old actor wished the team luck and expressed his positivity over the win.

The 'Gully Boy' actor said, "I think Team India stands a very good chance. The boys have been in an excellent form of play and I hope they continue their form into the World Cup. And wishing team India all the very best, I think our chances are good. There are some other teams where the players are very very strong but I believe the boys in blue and I am feeling very positive about our chances in this World Cup and hoping to see some stellar performances from the boys," Ranveer said.

Ranveer is leaving no stone unturned to get into the skin of legendary cricketer Kapil Dev. The actor has been sweating out to get into the character. He has also kept fans abreast with his intense training and workout sessions.

The film is based on Kapil Dev, who lifted the World Cup for India in 1983 and also coached the team from October 1999 to August 2000.

Music composer Pritam Chakraborty has been roped in for composing music of the film and this is the first time that the composer will be composing music for Ranveer's film.

The film also stars R Badree, Hardy Sandhu, Chirag Patil, Saqib Saleem, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Bhasin, Ammy Virk and Saahil Khattar as the Men in Blue.

Helmed by Kabir Khan, the movie is slated to hit the theatres on April 10, 2020.

With inputs from ANI.