Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev, who is prepping actor Ranveer Singh for the upcoming film '83, believes Ranveer has great energy that will make the film successful. When probed about why Ranveer seems fit to play his role, Kapil said, "It was not up to me to decide who will play my character in the film. But Ranveer has such great energy. I know that he will give more than 100 percent to the film and the entire team will make this movie a success."

The duo, along with the other members of the film's cast had a preparation session at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala last month. "Making a film like '83' is a beautiful idea and I know that Ranveer and team will do a great job," added the former cricketer via an e-mail interview from the US.

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Kapil added that '83 holds an even more special place for him as his daughter Amiya is working as an assistant director in the film. He said, "My daughter has never seen me play cricket. However, she told me that she is extremely happy to be a part of this movie. I wish her all the luck."

In his cricketing journey, Kapil is among the first players in the history of the game to have taken more than 400 wickets and scored over 5,000 runs in Tests. He said, "It felt nice to make a world record. But when you play, records are made and broken," said Kapil, who made his Test cricket debut in Faisalabad, Pakistan in 1978.

The film "'83 essays Kapil's captaincy in leading the Indian cricket team to defeat the West Indies in the World Cup final in 1983. Ranveer will essay Kapil's role in the film, directed by Kabir Khan and produced by Reliance Entertainment.

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