On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.
- Released: 2021-12-23
- Runtime: 163 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History
- Stars: Ranveer Singh, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Sahil Khattar, Harrdy Sandhu, Deepika Padukone, Dhairya Karwa, Nishant Dahiya, Jatin Sarna, Adinath Kothare, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, R. Badree, Boman Irani, Neena Gupta, Wamiqa Gabbi, Rajiv Gupta, Brijendra Kala, Neeraj Sood, Satish Alekar, Mohinder Amarnath, Jacques Taylor, Parvatii Nair, Sheryl Bennett, Samreen Kaur, Aditi Arya, Anjum Batra, Happy Singh, Avantika Akerkar, Veer Batheja, Zeeshan Nadaf, Mali Marshall, Jason Clive Lloyd, Orson Nurse, Ruel Brathwaite, Munyaradzi Mlambo, Adam Brown, David Burton, Kapil Dev, Swetha Vinod
- Director: Kabir Khan
Comments
- bladefd - 19 April 2024
Legendary underdog story that is dramatized but fun to watch
'83 is a dramatized biopic Indian film of the Indian cricket team that won the World Cup in 1983. It was truly a monumental upset against a behemoth West Indies team, who had won the previous two World Cups. Some facts to build up the case. Considered one of the greatest teams in cricket history, West Indies had multiple legendary bowlers and the best batter in the world, Viv Richards. India had only won one World Cup game before 1983 (mind you, a single regular group game), and this time was in a stacked group with West Indies, Australia, and Zimbabwe. India defeated England on their home turf in the semi-finals, then went on to face West Indies in the final at England's Lord's Stadium, the oldest active stadium from 1814 and the most well-known. The most remarkable part was India had scored only 183 runs during their batting and faced the monumental task of holding West Indies to under 183 runs with Richards on strike. They held West Indies to 140 runs, the second lowest in World Cup history not passed until 1999 by Australia against Pakistan. India essentially snatched a victory from the lion's grasp. It's a fantastic story until you realize it happened.
Ideas, emotions, grit, spirit, and pride unite into a decent film. Directing was good in adding palm-gripping drama. The only thing I would complain about is filler moments to add comedy in the middle of cricket scenes. I wasn't too pleased by those filler moments, but it's nitpicking. The cricket scenes would be better with less sensationalism. Ranveer Singh, who played Indian captain Kapil Dev, had good acting. The rest of the cast wasn't bad at all. The children of the original players played several of the cricketers in the film. I appreciated that no random songs broke out of the blue (there were ~3 short songs that weaved into the film action). About half of my playlist is Indian songs, but I don't enjoy them in movies. I fast-forward all songs in Indian films - hence, I don't watch Indian movies in the theater and rarely watch Hollywood musicals.
Would I recommend this? Not a must-watch, but I enjoyed it. Cricket fans would like it as it's a celebration of the 2nd most watched sport in the world.
7.5/10. - Vivekmaru45 - 20 April 2023
The best cricket movie I have ever seen. Period.
I believe I was there in England when India lifted the World Cup trophy. This was an unbelievable historic event and one that lives on in every proud Indian.
The movie shows the hardships faced by a young Indian cricket team that proved their critics wrong. The movie has a good cast, spearheaded by the acclaimed actor Ranveer Singh who plays the legendary cricketer Kapil Dev. The other veteran actor in the film who makes a sort of cameo appearances as a match commentator and Indian former cricketer Farokh Engineer is Boman Irani.
There is plenty of drama, action and even some comedy in the movie. This is wholesome entertainment for the whole family and it is based on real events too. Three other cricket films I've seen in my life and recommend to you are Lagaan(2001), Iqbal(2005) and M. S. Dhoni The Untold Story(2016).
