It is the season of biopics on cricketing superstars in Bollywood, after the enormous success of the Sushant Singh Rajpoot starred MSD: The Untold Story. After Emraan Hashmi’s portrayal of the controversial ex Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin on the big screen, it is now time for superstar Ranveer Singh to play another former Indian skipper, Kapil Dev on screen.
Not only that, but Dev has also revealed that to master his role as the erstwhile skipper of the Indian cricket team, Singh would bat and bowl for eight hours daily. “I’d see him (Ranveer Singh) work so hard on bowling, he’d bowl and play for eight hours constantly to understand the rhythm, and would do so in the peak of summer,” said Dev.
Who else is playing whom?
While the story will revolve around Kapil Dev, a bunch of talented actors have been drafted to play the other important cricketers from Dev’s World Cup-winning squad. Saqib Saleem is playing the man who won the man of the match award in both the semi-final and the final – Mohinder Amarnath. Addinath M Kothare will be portraying Dilip Vengsarkar, whereas Chirag Patil will portray his father Sandeep Patil on the big screen.