Arjun Kapoor steps in the shoes of Kapil Dev for Kabir Khan's next!

Earlier, Kapil Dev and his squad lifting the World Cup in the year 1983 at Lords Stadium. Well, do you desire to see that iconic moment on the big screen? Your wish might be fulfilled soon as Kabir Khan is planning to recreate it in a film.

Speaking about it, a source specified to a famous daily, "A mammoth event is being planned to announce the film on September 27. The makers hope that the Indian players who brought the cup home will grace the occasion."

There have been hearsays that Ranveer Singh and Hrithik Roshan have been approached for the movie. But, now Arjun Kapoor has emerged as one of the top contenders to essay the role of Kapil Dev.

The movie is reportedly titled World Cup 1983 and will be produced by Phantom Films and Vishnu Vardhan Induri, who is the founder and managing director of the Celebrity Cricket League (CCL). Rumour has it, the movie will be written by National Award-winning director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan.


In the meantime, Kabir Khan's last directorial Tubelight failed to impress at the box-office and there were reports that he might be teaming up with Hrithik Roshan for his next movie. While speaking about Arjun, he has numerous movies in his kitty including Dibakar Banerjee's Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar and Vipul Shah's Namastey Canada both with Parineeti Chopra.

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