'Nailed it' - Twitter reacts as Ranveer Singh recreates Kapil Dev's iconic 'Natraj Shot' for '83 film

83 is scheduled to release on April 10, 2020.

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Ranveer Singh and Kapil Dev. (Photo Source: Twitter)

Ranveer Singh is one of the few Bollywood actors who can’t be kept out of the limelight for a prolonged period of time. The Bollywood actor is set to reprise the role of legendary Indian skipper Kapil Dev. The film is titled 83 and is directed by Kabir Khan. The movie is about the Indian cricket team that brought the Cricket World Cup home in 1983, ending the domination of West Indies.

After Ranveer shared the film’s first poster a few days ago, people noticed the striking similarity between the actor and Kapil Dev. The film has already created a lot of buzz and Ranveer just notched it up a few bars higher with the photo he shared on Monday. Ranveer dropped the second look of him as the world-cup winning skipper Kapil Dev where he can be seen recreating the veteran’s batting forte.

Ranveer shared the second look with the fans across his social media accounts where he can be seen replicating the iconic Natraj shot of Kapil Dev. Ranveer Singh shared the photo and captioned it as ‘Natraj Shot’. The social media was flooded with comparisons after the actor shared the picture. Many people lauded Ranveer’s look while noticing the uncanny resemblance between the actor and Kapil Dev.

Deepika Padukone as Kapil Dev’s wife Romi Dev

A day after India registered the series win against Bangladesh after defeating ‘The Tigers’ by 30 runs, Ranveer delighted the fans of Indian cricket by sharing the picture. The film, which also stars Deepika Padukone as Kapil Dev’s wife Romi Dev, wrapped up shooting in the first week of October. Ranveer and Deepika will be seen sharing the screen together for the first time since their marriage. 83 is scheduled to release on April 10, 2020.

Needless to say, the film has a sizeable line-up which comprises Tahir Raj Bhasin as Sunil Gavaskar, Saqib Saleem as Mohinder Amarnath, Ammy Virk as Balwinder Sandhu, Sahil Khattar as Syed Kirmani, Chirag Patil as Sandeep Patil, Adinath Kothare as Dilip Vengsarkar, Dhairya Karwa as Ravi Shastri, Dinker Sharma as Kirti Azad, Jatin Sarna as Yashpal Sharma, Harrdy Sandhu as Madan Lal, Nishant Dahhiya as Roger Binny, R Badree as Sunil Valson and Pankaj Tripathi as their coach PR. Man Singh.

Here’s how Twitter reacted

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