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Actress Neena Gupta essays the part of Kapil Dev’s mother Rajkumari Lal Nikhanj in ‘83‘. Ironically, the father of her daughter, Sir Viv Richards, was Kapil’s bete noir at the 1983 World Cup.
The film has another surprise in it: Kapil Dev makes a cameo appearance as a member of the audience who picks up the ball after a cracker of a shot by Ranveer Singh, who plays the cricket legend in the film. The character played by Kapil exclaims: “Good shot, Kapil!”
The Indian cricket team, spearheaded by Kapil Dev, squared off against the mighty West Indies in the 1983 World Cup finals. Neena Gupta dated Sir Viv, the West Indies batting legend, who was a member of the 1983 Caribbean squad led by Sir Clive Lloyd, which was then considered invincible, having won the first two World Cups.
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