<p class="title">Filmmaker Kabir Khan's next directorial venture starring Ranveer Singh will hit the theatres on April 5, 2019.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film will chronicle India's 1983 Cricket World Cup win under Kapil Dev's captainship when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ranveer will essay the role of Dev in the movie.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As a young schoolboy when I watched India win the 1983 Cricket World Cup I had no idea that from that day onwards Cricket in India will change forever. As a filmmaker, for me, the journey to that win, filled with raw energy and sheer passion of that young Indian team, is probably one of the most exciting stories I have worked on.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And it's great to have Ranveer come on board to play Kapil Dev, as honestly, I could see no one else for the role, ever since I started finalising the script," Kabir said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project is backed by Phantom films, co-owned by filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.</p>
<p class="title">Filmmaker Kabir Khan's next directorial venture starring Ranveer Singh will hit the theatres on April 5, 2019.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The film will chronicle India's 1983 Cricket World Cup win under Kapil Dev's captainship when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Ranveer will essay the role of Dev in the movie.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"As a young schoolboy when I watched India win the 1983 Cricket World Cup I had no idea that from that day onwards Cricket in India will change forever. As a filmmaker, for me, the journey to that win, filled with raw energy and sheer passion of that young Indian team, is probably one of the most exciting stories I have worked on.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And it's great to have Ranveer come on board to play Kapil Dev, as honestly, I could see no one else for the role, ever since I started finalising the script," Kabir said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The project is backed by Phantom films, co-owned by filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.</p>