Deepika Padukone On Playing Kapil Dev’s Wife In ’83: “It’s A Small But Special Role”

Actress Deepika Padukone is all set to appear as iconic cricketer Kapil Dev’s wife Romi in “83”, and she feels that spouses and families of athletes dont get the recognition they deserve, and that was the reason she chose to do the film.

In Kabir Khan’s “83“, Deepika’s husband, actor Ranveer Singh is cast in the role of Kapil Dev.

“Kabir thought of me for the film. It’s a small but special role. I feel like the role of a spouse and family is not always given enough credit when you look at athletes and when they perform and win on international platforms. I feel their families don’t get recognised as much as they deserve to. So, keeping that in mind, I wanted to do the film,” said Deepika, while interacting with the media at the red carpet of IIFA Awards 2019 on Wednesday in Mumbai.

“83” tells the story of India’s first ever victory at the cricket World Cup in 1983. An underdog team back then, Kapil’s team beat the mighty West Indies in the final.

This is the fourth time Ranveer and Deepika have been teamed on screen after “Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram-Leela” (2013), “Bajirao Mastani” (2015) and “Padmaavat” (2018). Incidentally, Ranveer did a cameo role in the 2014 film “Finding Fanny“, starring Deepika.