Kabir Khan opens up about casting Deepika Padukone in ’83 movie
Mia Russell Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone will be seen on the big screen in their upcoming movie ’83 that is all set to have a theatrical release tomorrow. This is going to be Deepika and Ranveer’s fourth film together. The couple is widely admired not just off-screen, but on-screen too.
Director of 83, Kabir Khan shared that the decision to cast Deepika Padukone in 83 was taken irrespective of the fact that she is the wife of Ranveer Singh. However, he also admitted that portraying an on-screen couple is a good marketing strategy for the film.
Speaking to a national daily, Kabir Khan said, “Her casting has nothing to do with Ranveer. Yes, today, as a marketing campaign it’s a thing to talk about. It’s a real-life couple coming together for the first time after marriage. However, I would have gone to Deepika even if she was not married to Ranveer. I have admired her over the years and she is a fantastic actor, with such an amazing presence. Romi Dev’s character does not have a lot of screen time but it’s very significant. The energy that Romi brings was much needed. When I met Kapil and Romi a few years back, I realized that he is incomplete without her. And if that is the current mood, I am sure that would have been the case years back. The 1983 journey would have been incomplete without her presence in Kapil Dev’s life.”
Ranveer Singh will be essaying the role of former Indian Captain Kapil Dev while Deepika will be seen playing Kapil Dev’s wife, Romi Bhatia. Based on the historic victory of the Indian Cricket Team in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, the movie will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. ‘83 also stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, R Badree and Pankaj Tripathi.
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