Everyone connected with the mega-sportsflick ’83 knows the focus of interest in the film is cricket legend KapilDev and his triumph at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. In fact if you look at the lineup of actors playing the cricket team of 1983 only Ranveer Singh is a bankable star in the cast. The others are all actors.
This is why Deepika Padukone, who is without doubt the highest paid female actor in India, surprised everyone by hopping on board for what looks like a boys’ sports film.
Apparently Ranveer was very keen to have Deepika play his wife in ’83, although, sources confirm, Deepika’s role is no more than an extended cameo.
“Romi Dev , Mrs Kapil Dev, is very important in Kapil Dev’s life. But as far as the 1983 Cricket world Cup was concerned she was hardly a key player, for obvious reasons, The producers wanted to sign a good actress instead of an A-lister for the wife’s role. But Ranveer Singh convinced, in fact persuaded,the producers to go withDeepika.”
And Deepika has been paid her full market price for 83—on a par with Ranveer’s remuneration—in spite of her abbreviated role.
Way to go ,Lady.
Kiran Rao’s Laapata Ladies was never meant to be a blockbuster. The film has completed 50… Read More
The new version of the Ramayan directed by Nitesh Tiwari, stars Ranbir Kapoor as Rama,… Read More
There is no one quite like Aamir Khan. Anything he does makes news even without… Read More
While Salman Khan seems unfazed by the risk to his life,the gunfire episode outside Salman… Read More
In Do Aur Do Pyaar, Shirsha Guha Thakurta takes on an urban marriage and breaks into… Read More
Aditya Roy Kapoor as a rock star who is rapidly slipping from the charts gives… Read More
Leave a Comment