The First Look Of 83 Movie Unveiled In Chennai

January 25, 2020 at 4:18 PM
Bollywood
3 min read
2,961 views
3,125 likes
The First Look Of 83 Movie Unveiled In Chennai

The first look from the movie 83 is out now which presents the saga of the Indian team, recruiting to pick up their best. Earlier Ranveer Singh was seen in Chennai to launch the movie poster with the whole 83 casts and it was seemingly the first for Ranveer to have his presence in Chennai relevant to the movie launch. During the promoting show, Ranvir said "This is my first time in Chennai and Kamal sir has promised me a big party" - says showman rockstar.



The first look which was unveiled by Kamal Hassan reflects the look of the whole Indian team in the Indian jersey which won the 1983 World Cup under the leadership of the great Kapil Dev for the very first time after beating mighty West Indies in the final that was filled with star players.

Watch the full video of poster launch below



Picking the story of the movie Kamal Hassan said that the "unforgettable 175 hit by
Kapil dev against Zimbabwe in the 83 WC (which wasn't televised/recorded by BBC back then) has now been filmed and shown in 83 films".



83 is a sports drama film, based on Kapil Dev's journey in the Indian cricket team that how he got to become the captain of the India national cricket team and won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. It is directed by Kabir Khan and jointly produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Madhu Mantena, Deepika Padukone and Sajid Nadiadwala under the banners Reliance Entertainment, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Vibri Media.



The film stars Ranvir Singh as Kapil Dev following some other cast such as Deepika Padukone,
Star Cast Boman Irani (Farokh Engineer), Pankaj Tripathi (PR Man Singh), Saqib Saleem (Mohinder Amarnath), Jiiva (Krishnamachari Srikkanth), Harrdy Sandhu (Madan Lal), Jatin Sarna (Yashpal Sharma), Tahir Raj Bhasin (Sunil Gavaskar), Dinker Sharma (Kirti Azad), Nishant Dahiya (Roger Binny), Sahil Khattar (Syed Kirmani), Dhairya Karwa (Ravi Shastri), and Chirag Patil (Sandeep Patil).



The movie is scheduled to release on April 10, 2020, on Good Friday.

For more and latest update about Movies and Posters, stay tuned with us.
Advertisement
Published on January 25, 2020 at 4:18 PM

Related News & Articles

Netizens Slam Filmfare For Picking Ranveer Singh Over Sidharth Malhotra For Best Actor Award Bollywood
views

Netizens Slam Filmfare For Picking Ranveer Singh Over Sidharth Malhotra For Best Actor Award

Mumbai, August 31 - The 67th Filmfare Awards winners have been announced and it has left a section of people disappointed regarding the Best Actor. Ranveer Singh, who played the role of legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev in "83", has been awarded the Best Actor award, however, many people believe that it was Sidharth Malhotra who deserved this honor most for "Shershaah". ## Sidharth Malhotra played the role of the Kargil war hero, Param Vir Chakra awardee Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal in the Vishnuvardhan-directorial film. Sidharth's performance in the film is regarded as the finest act of his career. ## The actor was nominated for the Best Actor award with Ranveer Singh (83), Dhanush (Atrangi Re), and Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Uddham), but it was Ranveer, who grabbed the honor at 67th Filmfare Awards 2022. This didn't go well with people who were sure about Sidharth's chances for the award. They took to Twitter and expressed their disappointment on the same. ## This aint fair. If someone deserved the best actor award this year, it was @SidMalhotra for Shershaah. Filmfare has been really biased with this decision. Disappointed. https://t.co/B6RZpUiCII— Sara Naveed (@SaraNaveed) August 30, 2022 ## #FilmfareAwards2022 goes too #RanveerSingh forhis movie 83 this is very shocked. I knowRanveeract good in 83 but not deserve best actor award #SidharthMalhotra is best choice for best actor inFilmfare for wonderful and outstanding performance in #Shershaah @filmfare can't avoid pic.twitter.com/1qTXVJBuya— Kunal Binjewar (@kunalbinjewar09) August 31, 2022 ## #PriyankaChopra not winning for Barfi and #SidharthMalhotra not winning for #Shershaah will be the two most disappointing moments in the history of Filmfare!!@SidMalhotra— Miss Granger (@MissGranger___) August 30, 2022 ## Everyone knows who deserves it. No bad against ranveer but 83 was a flop while shershah was a blockbuster. No one deserves to win more than #SidharthMalhotra This is so unfair.#FilmfareAwards2022 https://t.co/kXb8m6nMvT— À🎧 (@_aalohomora) August 30, 2022 ## Thanks! Now we are sure that filmfare is rigged! Kangana was right tho! Giving best actor award for a flop film! Kudos! #SidharthMalhotra you don't need a validation. https://t.co/vYgWmxw4LB— randomships. (@nonactiveus) August 30, 2022 ## We adore you sid u r the only one who is deserving but talent never get appreciated.This picture define the whole situation #SidharthMalhotra #Shershaah #FilmfareAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/iNUD9vJ1ug— Akshayfanclub4 (@akshayfanclub4) August 31, 2022 ## The quotes are so on point! I've always felt that RS is a highly overrated actor. 83 was a flop. Shershaah was a blockbuster and Sid's performance was brilliant! He deserved to win this. #SidharthMalhotra https://t.co/zrnBreWwSn— riyaa (@RiyaaaS1210) August 31, 2022 ## That's why #Bollywood Is getting down day by day They never appreciate the real talent just pay and get awards pay and get fake reviews just pay for everything But never appreciate the deserving one Be ready Box office is baar krara jwaab dena ha with #ThankGod #SidharthMalhotra pic.twitter.com/rp5F0yQzuq— Sidxlovee (@sidxlovee) August 30, 2022 ## #KritiSanon deserved this award, she did a commendable job in Mimi.... But i m disappointed by fimfare, #SidharthMalhotra definitely deserved and award for #Shershaah... Anyways, he has won millions of heart through his acting and is ruling since this film has released... ❤— Rohan kumar (@Rohanku94784649) August 31, 2022 ## RS is a good actor Bt this year #SidharthMalhotra deserves Best Actor's Award.When #Shershaah won Best Action, Best editing, and also Best film then how come the person who acted in that film is not winning Best actor award it's truly unfair #FilmfareAwards2022— Sejal Nikam (@sejalnikam08) August 30, 2022 ## After Priyanka Chopra for Barfi, then Katrina Kaif for Zero, FF snubbed Sidharth Malhotra for Shershaah. This kind of bias attitude only happens in Bollywood, no wonder its falling down nowadays. You're still a winner btw @SidMalhotra ! 💗 #Shershaah #SidharthMalhotra pic.twitter.com/yplJNdYqj6— 💟 (@itskaytobeyou) August 31, 2022 ## Stay tuned...

67th Filmfare Awards 2022: Complete List of Winners Bollywood
views

67th Filmfare Awards 2022: Complete List of Winners

Mumbai, August 31 - The winners of the 67th Filmfare Awards 2022 have been announced on a starry night on August 30 at the Jio World Convention Centre in BKC, Mumbai. As usual, the announcement of the top award winners brings disappointment to some fans while at the same time, the night was nothing short of dream come true moment for some of the actors and their fans. ## Kriti Sanon and Ranveer Singh were announced the Best Actress and Best Actor for the film "Mimi" and "83", respectively at the 67th Wolf777news Filmfare Awards 2022. Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani-fronted biographical war drama film "Shershaah" was named the Best Film. ## Check out the complete list of award winners - ## Best Film (Popular Category): Shershaah## Best Film (Critics' Choice): Sardar Udham## Best Actor: Ranveer Singh for 83## Best Actress: Kriti Sanon for Mimi## Best Actor (Critics' Choice): Vicky Kaushal for Sardar Udham## Best Actress (Critics' Choice): Vidya Balan for Sherni## Best Director: Vishnuvardhan for Shershaah## Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male): Pankaj Tripathi for Mimi## Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female): Sai Tamhankar for Mimi## Best Debut Male: Ehan Bhat for 99 songs## Best Debut Female: Sharwari Wagh for Bunty Aur Babli 2## Best Debut Director: Seema Pahwa for Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi## Best Story: Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen and Tushar Paranjape for Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui## Best Dialogue: Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover for Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar## Best Screenplay: Shubhendu Bhattacharya and Ritesh Shah for Sardar Udham## Best Original Story: Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui## Best Male Playback Singer: B Praak for Mann Bharryaa 2.0 (Shershaah)## Best Female Playback Singer: Asees Kaur for Raataan Lambiyan (Shershaah)## Best Music Album: Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin, Vikram Montrose for Shershaah## Best Lyrics: Kausar Munir for Lehra Do in 83## Best Action: Shershaah (Stefan Richter and Suniel Rodrigues)## Best Background Score: Sardar Udham (Shantanu Moitra)## Best Choreography: Chaka Chak from Atrangi Re (Vijay Ganguly)## Best Cinematography: Sardar Udham (Avik Mukhopadhyay)## Best Costume: Sardar Udham (Veera Kapur)## Best Editing: Shershaah (A Sreekar Prasad)## Best Production Design: Sardar Udham (Mansi Dhruv Mehta, Dmitrii Malich)## Best Sound Design: Sardar Udham (Dipankar Chaki and Nihar Ranjan Samal)## Best VFX: Sardar Udham## Lifetime Achievement Award: Subhash Ghai## Stay tuned...

The 67th Filmfare Awards 2022 Nominations Announced: Full List Bollywood
views

The 67th Filmfare Awards 2022 Nominations Announced: Full List

Mumbai, August 19 - The 67th Filmfare Awards returns to honor the best films and artists of the Hindi film industry for the year 2021. For 66 years, the Filmfare Awards have been the benchmark for excellence in Indian cinema. The Filmfare 2022 award ceremony of the 67th edition in association with Wolf777 will take place on August 30 at the Jio World Convention Centre in BKC, Mumbai. ## The nominations for this year's Filmfare awards were announced on August 18. Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani-starrer "Shershaah" leads with 18 nominations, including Best Film, Best Actor and Actress in Leading Role, and Best Director. Check out the complete list of nominations - ## Best Film - ## Sardar Udham## Shershaah## Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi## Rashmi Rocket## Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) -## Dhanush (Atrangi Re)## Ranveer Singh (83)## Sidharth Malhotra (Shershaah)## Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)## Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) - ## Kangana Ranaut (Thalaivii)## Kiara Advani (Shershaah)## Kriti Sanon (Mimi)## Parineeti Chopra (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Taapsee Pannu (Rashmi Rocket)## Vidya Balan (Sherni)## Best Director - ## Vishnuvardhan (Shershah)## Akarsh Khurana (Rashmi Rocket)## Kabir Khan (83)## Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - ## Abhishek Banerjee (Rashmi Rocket)## Manav Kaul (Saina)## Pankaj Tripathi (83)## Pankaj Tripathi (Mimi)## Paran Bandhopadhyay (Bob Biswas)## Raj Arjun (Thalaivii)## Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - ## Kirti Kulhari (The Girl On The Train)## Konkona Sen Sharma (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Meghna Malik (Saina)## Neena Gupta (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)## Best Playback Singer (Male) - ## Arijit Singh – ‘Lehra Do’ (83)## Arijit Singh – ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)## B Praak – ‘Mann Bharryaa’ (Shershaah)## Devenderpal Singh – ‘Lakeeran’ (Haseen Dillruba)## Zubin Nautiyal – ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)## Best Playback Singer (Female) - ## Asees Kaur – ‘Lakeeran’ (Haseen Dillruba)## Asees Kaur – ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)## Neha Kakkar – ‘Matlabi Yariyan’ (The Girl On The Train)## Priya Saraiya – ‘Kalle Kalle’ (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)## Shreya Ghoshal - ‘Chaka Chak’ (Atrangi Re)## Shreya Ghoshal - ‘Param Sundari’ (Mimi)## Best Lyrics - ## Irshad Kamil – ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)## Jaani - ‘Mann Bharryaa 2.0’ (Shershaah)## Kausar Munir - ‘Lehra Do’ (83)## Kshitij Patwardhan - ‘Phisal Jaa Tu’ (Haseen Dillruba)## Manoj Muntashir - ‘Parinda’ (Saina)## Tanishk Bagchi - ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)## Best Music Album - ## A R Rahman - Atrangi Re## A R Rahman - Mimi## Amaal Mallik - Saina## Amit Trivedi - Haseen Dillruba## Sachin-Jigar - Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui## Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin And Vikram Montrose - Shershaah## Best Film (Critics) - ## Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (Seema Pahwa)## Sandeep Aur Pinky Farar (Dibakar Banerjee)## Sardar Udham (Shoojit Sircar)## Sherni (Amit Masurkar)## Best Actor (Critics) - ## Abhishek Bachchan (Bob Biswas)## Pratik Gandhi (Bhavai)## Ranveer Singh (83)## Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)## Vikrant Massey (Haseen Dillruba)## Best Actress (Critics) - ## Supriya Pathak (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Taapsee Pannu (Haseen Dillruba)## Vidya Balan (Sherni)## Best Story - ## Abhishek Kapoor, Tushar Paranjape, Supratik Sen (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)## Dibakar Banerjee, Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Kanika Dhillon (Haseen Dillruba)## Nanda Periyasamy (Rashmi Rocket)## Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi)## Best Screenplay - ## Aastha Tiku (Sherni)## Aniruddha Guha (Rashmi Rocket)## Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and Vasan Bala (83)## Sandeep Shrivastava (Shershah)## Shubendu Bhattacharya and Ritesh Shah (Sardar Udham)## Best Dialouge - ## Amit V Masurkar, Yashasvi Mishra (Sherni)## Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar)## Kabir Khan and Sumit Arora (83)## Kanika Dhillon (Rashmi Rocket)## Ritesh Shah (Sardar Udham)## Sandeep Shrivastava (Shershah)## Chek out for more## Stay tuned...

Ranveer Singh's '83' Debuts In Netflix's Top 5 Movies Worldwide Digital Media
views

Ranveer Singh's '83' Debuts In Netflix's Top 5 Movies Worldwide

Mumbai, March 31 - Ranveer Singh-fronted sports biopic, "83" has had an impressive debut on Netflix after completing its theatrical run. The Kabir Khan-directed lent in the top 5 most-watched non-English movies on Netflix worldwide. ## "83" movie was released in theaters worldwide on December 24 last year and was recently made available on OTT platforms - Disney Plus Hotstar and Netflix on March 21. In its opening week (March 21 - March 27) on Netflix, the movie got 10.5 million viewing hours and was the 4th most-watched movie on the streamer. ## Based on India's maiden cricket world cup triumph in 1983, "83" has been trending in the top 10 films in 20 countries. Among the Asian countries, the movie is the number 1 on Netflix in India, apart from Bahrain, Bangladesh, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates. It is also the number 1 movie in Africa's Mauritius. ## Meanwhile, the Swedish action thriller film, "Black Crab", which was released on March 18 directly on Netflix, garnered a massive 40.5 million viewing hours and remained the number 1 non-English movie on Netflix during the same week. "In Good Hands" and "Without Saying Goodbye" were number 2 and 3 with 28.93M and 13.85M viewing hours, respectively. ## Moving on to "83", the movie has had a decent outing at the box office. During its theatrical run, it grossed approx. 193 crores worldwide, however, due to the high stake involved in it, the movie was declared a box office flop. It was still the second highest-grossing Bollywood movie of 2022 at the worldwide box office after "Sooryavanshi". ## The movie is produced by Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films, Vibri Media, KA Productions, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, and Kabir Khan Films. It also stars Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R. Badree. ##

Top Openers Post Pandemic, Akshay Kumar Rules Bollywood
views

Top Openers Post Pandemic, Akshay Kumar Rules

Mumbai, March 19, 2022: The pandemic has hit the Indian box office in March 2020 and since then the cinemas got shut. When cinemas got opened, films struggled for any sort of footfalls. But there have been few big event films that were released at the Hindi box office and seen impressive initials considering pandemic. ## The biggest film is Sooryavanshi fronted by Akshay Kumar which was released on Diwali 2021, the biggest day of the year, and collected 26.29cr on its opening day. The conditions were not like today as there were restrictions in many circuits with no night shows when Sooryavanshi was released. ## The second-highest opening day post-pandemic is also an Akshay Kumar starrer Bachchan Pandey which collected 13.25 Cr on the first day of its release. Here again, the potential opening has been hit by the wave called The Kashmir Files else the opening would have been more than 20.00 Cr. ## Ranveer Singh starrer 83 which was released on Xmas eve collected 12.64 Cr on the first day and gets the third spot in the list. Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi went double-digit and put 10.50cr on its opening day. ## The box office monster The Kashmir Files which is running riot has collected 3.55cr on its opening day but that does not matter for a film that is smashing all-time records. Akshay Kumar has two biggest openers post-pandemic but that is due to no other films of other major stars having been released. ## Stay tuned.

Post-Pandemic Top Mondays For Bollywood Movies Bollywood
views

Post-Pandemic Top Mondays For Bollywood Movies

Mumbai, March 1, 2022:The pandemic has hit the box office in March 2020 and cinemas got shut. The pandemic has affected box office so hugely that every record from here on will be split into two parts - Post Pandemic and Pre Pandemic. ## As the Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi recorded an excellent Monday, here are the top Mondays at the box office post the pandemic. There are very few big films that have been released till now so the list can change as soon as bigger films arrive. ## Sooryavanshi tops the list of top Monday post-pandemic in Hindi films with 14.51cr collections. The Akshay Kumar fronted Sooryavanshi had also emerged as the first hit film since the pandemic and Gangubai Kathiawadi is on course to become the second hit film. ## With 8.19cr collections on Monday Gangubai Kathiawadi comfortably beat 7.29cr Monday of 83 starring Ranveer Singh to emerge as the 2nd highest Monday post the pandemic and that was a far superior film in terms of production, star cast and release. ## Top Bollywood Monday Collections (Post-Pandemic) ## 1. Sooryavanshi: 14.51 Cr ## 2. Gangubai Kathiawadi: 8.19 Cr ## 3. 83 The Film: 7.29 Cr ## Stay tuned.

Ranveer Singh's '83' Crosses 'Jai Ho', 'Housefull 2 & 3', And More At The Worldwide Box Office Bollywood
views

Ranveer Singh's '83' Crosses 'Jai Ho', 'Housefull 2 & 3', And More At The Worldwide Box Office

Mumbai, February 7 - Ranveer Singh-starrer cricket biopic, "83", has been struggling big at the Indian box office. The Kabir Khan-directed grossed approx Rs. 1.50 crores in its 7th weekend, pushing total domestic haul to Rs. 125 crores. ## The domestic box office of "83" is poor considering the fact that the movie cost over Rs. 220 crores in production. Overseas, "83" is the biggest Indian movie, released during the covid-19 pandemic. After 45 days, it has grossed approx Rs. 64 crores. The total worldwide gross for the film currently stands at Rs. 189 crores. ## Produced by Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid Nadiadwala, and Reliance Entertainment, "83" may be a disappointing outing, it has still surpassed many Bollywood biggies at the worldwide box office. Check out the full list of highest-grossing Hindi films, here.## After the 7th weekend, "83" down Akshay Kumar-fronted "Housefull 2", which grossed Rs. 188.4 crores worldwide and Salman Khan-led "Jai Ho" (Rs. 186.37 crores). The movie also surpassed "Housefull 3" (Rs. 185.7 crores), "Stree" (Rs. 182 crores), and a few others. It also becomes the 64th highest-grossing Bollywood film at the worldwide box office. ## The makers of "83" should thank the recent postponements due to the 3rd covid-19 wave, which helped the movie to get a free run at the box office. It wouldn't have reached the current collection had there been competition with other films. The film's run will end with new releases "Badhaai Do" and Hindi dubbed Hindi version of Telugu movie "Khiladi" on February 11. ## Based on India's maiden Cricket World Cup win-led by Kapil Dev in 1983, the movie stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev and Padukone as Romi Bhatia, Dev's wife, featuring an ensemble cast of Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree in key roles. ## Stay tuned...

Ranveer Singh's '83' Outscore Domestic Hits To Become Highest Overseas Indian Grosser Of 2021 Bollywood
views

Ranveer Singh's '83' Outscore Domestic Hits To Become Highest Overseas Indian Grosser Of 2021

Mumbai, January 29 - Ranveer Singh-fronted sports biopic, "83", which has a dismal show at the domestic box office so far, has received a much deserve appreciation at the international markets. ## The Kabir Khan-directed, which has been declared a box office flop at the Indian box office, becomes the highest-grossing Indian film at the overseas box office of a title released in 2021. It has so far grossed Rs. 63.11 crores outside India.## Akshay Kumar's domestic superhit "Sooryavanshi" is the second highest-grossing Indian film overseas with Rs. 62.2 crores. Interestingly, both "83" and "Sooryavanshi" were released by Reliance Entertainment worldwide. "Sooryavanshi", however, proved to be a major success of the company both at the domestic and overseas box office with Rs. 294 crores worldwide gross. ## "83" has so far grossed approx Rs. 190 crores, and it is largely saved by the overseas performance. Even though it is only the second Bollywood film of 2021 to cross Rs. 100 crores net mark at the domestic box office, one can not deny the fact that it performed way lower than expected. ## Talking about the overseas collection, Rajinikanth's Tamil hit "Annaatthe" is at number 3 with Rs. 47.7 crores, followed by Thalapathy Vijay's domestic Tamil blockbuster "Master" at number 4 with Rs. 45 crores. Allu Arjun's recently released Telugu action thriller, "Pushpa - The Rise", which has been phenomenal in Hindi, grossed over Rs. 34 crores overseas and is at the number 5 in the list. ## Stay tuned...

'83' Director Kabir Khan: Very Unprofessional Behaviour On Part Of Certain Film Trade Analysts (IANS Exclusive) Bollywood
views

'83' Director Kabir Khan: Very Unprofessional Behaviour On Part Of Certain Film Trade Analysts (IANS Exclusive)

Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Kabir Khan is one filmmaker, who tells important stories in the most entertaining and engaging way. However, as much as his earlier films have performed well, the box-office performance of '83' has been severely affected by the third wave of Covid-19.## From his mainstream directorial debut 'Kabul Express' to the most recent '83', his filmography boasts of films that make a difference.## The recent wave of the pandemic simmered through the third week of December 2021 and exploded around the film's release with several states tightening the civil movements, capping strength at public places and capital city Delhi, which accounts for 7 - 8 percent of collections, shutting down its cinema halls completely.## Kabir recently spoke with IANS where he deconstructed the reasons behind the film's collections, misreporting on the part of certain film trade analysts and his commitment to serve a story of a lifetime to the audience in the form of '83'.## Being a mainstream filmmaker is a matter of sheer will and the director has plenty of it, "We made the film and waited for 1.5 years because we were very sure that we wanted people to see it on the big screen. We had designed it for the big screen or the cinema viewing experience".## Shedding light on the process behind putting up a film like '83', he says, "It was two years of a process to set up '83' because the scale was humongous. The events, people, clothes, hair, props everything now is different from what it used to be earlier in the '80s. From the setting of structures, referencing, research, a live recording of matches to radio commentary, the film has been put together piece by piece".## However, he mentions that in times like these, where the pandemic has thrown every bet off the table, it's impossible to precisely plan a film's release, "With the threat of pandemic still looming large even after 2 years, it's impossible to plan with a great degree of accuracy when it comes to the release of films. Unfortunately, the day we released '83' was when the explosion of the third wave took place".## He continues, "Not just for us but for everyone, it came out of nowhere, no one could have foreseen it. At the onset of the third wave, there were around 6,000 cases a day in India, 15 days later we are clocking 1.6 lakh cases a day. By the second day of the film's release, 3 states had declared night curfews".## The filmmaker further breaks it down, "On day 4, Delhi, which is a big territory, decided to shut down its cinema halls, severely impacting the film's business. By the 6th day another 2 - 3 states shut down their cinemas, another 10 - 11 states went under night curfew. At some places, theatres are running at 33 percent occupancy or 50 percent occupancy. So it's been really disappointing for us in terms of not just being able to make it available to people in the theatres".## Kabir holds a certain section of film trade analysts accountable for reporting the numbers without the context, "There has been very unprofessional behavior on the part of certain trade analysts where they are reporting numbers without taking the pandemic into the context. This really surprises me because while reporting something you have to take into account the factors that lead to a situation, if not then you are not staying true to your profession".## He adds that despite the historic pandemic, the film has impressed people, "The film has a strong word of mouth, it's not translating into theatre footfall because the access to theatres is not there in major places of exhibition. The fear is still playing on the minds of people. There were so many films that were supposed to come immediately after us, they all pushed their release dates. They had the benefit of time, we didn't have that benefit".## Extending his thread about the lack of time benefit, he says, "Literally, the day of the release was the day when the cases started piling up in the country. The third wave has been the fastest; the rate of infection is far greater compared to the earlier two waves. The speed with which it hit us, no one could have really planned in a situation like this".## But despite theatres running at limited capacity, people have showered love on the film, as Kabir says, "But at the same time, I must say that those who have gone to theatres at places where the restrictions are not much stringent have shown so much love to the film. The kind of messages that we are getting on social media is really overwhelming".## For him as a storyteller, the audience's love holds the highest place in his heart, "And that's what counts. A film's success is determined by how long it stays in your hearts and in the minds of people and with regards to that '83' holds a very special place in the hearts of the audience".## Ask him if '83' would go for an extended theatrical run in the theatres once the dust of third-wave settles down and he says as a parting shot, "That is the way for us to do it, we were committed right from the word go to bring this film out in theatres at great cost of interest and everything and we're committed to that".## Stay tuned...

Ranveer Singh Likes To Turn Challenges Into Canvas For His Characters Bollywood
views

Ranveer Singh Likes To Turn Challenges Into Canvas For His Characters

Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Bollywood star Ranveer Singh derives inspiration from challenges that push him to do better. Whenever he gets offered a daunting character, he does get rattled and nervous but the actor doesn't let himself get bogged down by the challenge.## Instead, he uses nervous energy to sketch characters that connect with the audience at large.## Commenting on the same, the actor says, "I like daunting challenges. I feel daunted when they are pitched or presented to me. When Sanjay Leela Bhansali comes with Alauddin Khilji or Kabir Khan comes with Kapil Dev or Rohit Shetty with a full-blown masala character like 'Simmba', initially, I do get rattled, I do get daunted and feel nervous".## He continues, "But it's nervous energy. I learnt from Kris Srikkanth, who I have had the good fortune to spend time with during the '83' movie promotions. He told me its energy - it cannot be created or destroyed, it can be transmitted, transformed. So, I take this nervousness and I channel it into the energy that I use to pursue this path of transformation. It's those challenges that excite me and I embrace them fully".## He further says, "Kapil Dev has such a distinctive persona, body language, way of talking, it's a huge challenge but I was up to it and was excited about it. I was like this is a new challenge, this is something I haven't done before".## He adds, "There are other instances of villainous characters or these characters - they've not got a living reference. It's a different kind of challenge where you have to create from your imagination. But here I had to become a person who was so well and widely known and recognized. It was very daunting".## Ranveer is also hugely inspired by three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, who is known for his transformations in movies, "It's my endeavor to create characters that are distinctive and different from each other because growing up as an aspiring actor I felt most fascinated with those actors who are able to show a wide range in their repertoire, who are able to transform themselves, who can be shapeshifters, chameleons like Daniel Day-Lewis".## He concludes, "You see one film of one person and see the other film - it's like two different people that used to blow my mind. So I endeavor to be that way, I aspire to be that way".## Ranveer will be next seen in YRF's 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar', Shankar's remake of his blockbuster 'Anniyan', Rohit Shetty's 'Cirkus' and Karan Johar's 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani'.## Stay tuned...

Box Office: Sports Biopic '83' Goes Past Rs. 100 Cr. Domestic Net Bollywood
views

Box Office: Sports Biopic '83' Goes Past Rs. 100 Cr. Domestic Net

Mumbai, January 10 - Ranveer Singh-starrer "83" has become the second Bollywood film to reach Rs. 100 crores net at the domestic box office since the last year. The sports biopic netted approx 3.50 crores in the 3rd weekend, pushing its total India net to Rs. 100.50 crores for all languages. ## "83" becomes the 6th film for Ranveer Singh to enter Rs. 100 crores net club. "Padmaavat" remains his highest net earning film of all time with Rs. 302.15 cr., followed by Simmba (Rs. 240.3 cr.), Bajirao Mastani (Rs. 184.3 cr.), Gully Boy (Rs. 139.63 cr.), and Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela (Rs. 117.53 cr.). ## At the overseas box office, the Kabir Khan-directed has grossed approx Rs. 59 crores in 17 days, helping its worldwide gross total to reach Rs. 176 crores after the 3rd weekend. It is only the second Bollywood film after Akshay Kumar's "Sooryavanshi" to gross over Rs. 150 crores worldwide since Ajay Devgn's "Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior" in January 2020.## Despite all the aforementioned box office numbers, makers would be feeling that the movie has underperformed at the box office. It was looked like an outright blockbuster, however, the competition with "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and Allu Arjun's "Pushpa" have reduced its chances to go big in Hindi markets, plus, the restrictions on cinemas have also hit it hard. ## While "83" is finding it difficult to cope up with current circumstances, Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" is going wild at the box office in Hindi versions. In fact, this action-thriller is growing day by day, especially on single screens. The dubbed Hindi version of the film netted approx. Rs. 9 crores in its 4th weekend, and its total Hindi collection now strongly stands at Rs. 81.50 crores. ## Directed by Sukumar, the "Pushpa" Hindi version has contributed 35% to the total India gross collection of the film, making it one of the biggest contributions for a dubbed version of a Pan-India film. "Pushpa - The Rise" has already become the first Indian film since "Tanhji" to cross Rs. 300 crores worldwide mark. ## Stay tuned...

Ranveer Singh Says He's Duty-Bound To Entertain People Bollywood
views

Ranveer Singh Says He's Duty-Bound To Entertain People

Mumbai, Jan 6 (IANS) Ranveer Singh, who was most recently seen in sports drama '83', considers it his duty to use his craft for entertaining people and telling stories in the most engaging way.## The actor is glad that the profession of acting allows him to explore the human being in him as well.## Ranveer says, "I am really just in the process of exploring myself as a person. To do different characters and present different films that we as people can be proud of, I feel duty-bound to entertain people".## Reflecting upon his journey, he says, "It's been an amazing 10 years. I have worked with the finest filmmakers who have shaped me, taught me what it means to be an artist. I have learnt so much but I feel hungry. My hunger is insatiable, I want to do more films like '83' that receive this kind of unanimous love".## The actor wishes to traverse the path of experimentation in his next decade in cinema, "I intend to continue on this path and continue to explore. I am living the dream. I wake up in disbelief everyday till date that I am an actor. I still can't get over it and I am grateful for the opportunities. I say a prayer of gratitude every day, I recognize and value my opportunities and got to play Kapil Dev in the definitive movie like '83'. It blows my mind".## Recollecting the memories of the '83' screening, the superstar adds, "I cannot tell you how fulfilling it was to be in the screening of '83'. You see people laughing, crying, standing up to applaud and they are feeling this emotion together in a community viewing. They have shared an experience together and that is life. Life is a shared experience and that's what I want to continue to do".## Stay tuned...