Ranveer Singh shares a photo of his mother Anju Bhavnani holding the 83 World Cup trophy 83 : Bollywood News

Ranveer Singh is on cloud number 9 as his film 83, the most awaited movie release of 2021, opens in theatres today! Ranveer has received unanimous praise for his impeccable acting as he has transformed himself into the legendary cricket team captain, Kapil Dev who won India its maiden World Cup trophy in 1983! The film, directed by Kabir Khan, is the best-reviewed Hindi movie in years and Ranveer is the man of the moment having shouldered this film with his breath-taking performance! The superstar uploaded an emotional post featuring his mother (Anju Bhavnani) holding the actual Prudential Cup on social media to ring in this historic moment of his career.

Ranveer Singh shares a photo of his mother Anju Bhavnani holding the 83 World Cup trophy

Ranveer wrote, “Hum jeet gaye, Mumma! (ps: that’s the actual cup!)” For those who don’t know, Kabir Khan managed to get the actual 1983 World Cup (called the Prudential Cup then) for the shoot and Kabir Khan had revealed about shooting at the Lord’s stadium where underdog India beat the mighty West Indies at the 1983 World Cup final.

He had said, “We shot for five days at the Lord’s stadium in London, entering the members-only Long Room where no camera had ventured before, the dressing rooms and locker rooms, then, stepped out on the balcony where the World Cup was presented to Kapil sir. And guess what? They brought out the real World Cup for Ranveer too. Overwhelmed, he broke down when I shouted ‘Cut’.”

Ranveer Singh will be seen stepping into the shoes of Kapil Dev. Also starring are Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Addinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, R Badree, and Pankaj Tripathi. Deepika Padukone will be seen playing Romi, Kapil Dev's wife.

Kamal Haasan’s Raajkamal Films International and Akkineni Nagarjuna’s Annapurna Studios join hands with Reliance Entertainment to present the Tamil and Telugu versions respectively of the film. Prithviraj’s production and Kichcha Sudeepa’s Shalini Arts are set to present the film in Malayalam and Kannada versions.

Reliance Entertainment and Phantom Films present 83, a Kabir Khan Films Production. The film is produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, Sheetal Vinod Talwar, Reliance Entertainment and 83 Film Ltd. 83 is directed by Kabir Khan. A Reliance Entertainment and PVR Pictures release slated this Christmas on 24th December 2021 in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.