{"id":36983,"date":"2017-09-27T12:52:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T12:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=36983"},"modified":"2017-09-27T12:52:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T12:52:24","slug":"ranveer-singh-set-to-star-as-cricketer-kapil-dev-in-kabir-khans-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=36983","title":{"rendered":"Ranveer Singh set to star as cricketer Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan\u2019s next"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ranveer-singh\"In the era of biopics, Ranveer Singh is the latest A-list actor to join the bandwagon. We have now learned that the actor will soon be seen as former Indian Cricketer and Captain, Kapil Dev, in a film based on India\u2019s victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.<\/p>\n

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All the fans can rejoice as Ranveer Singh will be donning the cricketer\u2019s hat in Kapil Dev biopic which will be helmed by Bajrangi Bhaijaan director Kabir Khan. Vishnu Induri, founder of Celebrity Cricket League and the South Indian International Movie Awards, will be producing the film.<\/p>\n

Producer Vishnu Induri confirmed that said this Kapil Dev biopic has been in works for the last three-and-a-half years. After much struggle, they finally have a combination of Ranveer Singh and Kabir Khan. He thinks that with Ranveer\u2019s energy and passion, he is perfect fit to play one of the legendary Cricketer India has ever seen.<\/p>\n

Kabir Khan, who recently finished the work on the script, said that he had watched the epic world cup when he was a school boy. Kabir said that as a filmmaker, it is one of the most exciting stories which is filled with extreme raw energy and passion of a young Indian team. He is delighted to have Ranveer Singh on board as he could only see him playing the role since he started working on the script. According to a source, the official announcement of the film will be made on September 27 in Mumbai.<\/p>\n

In the recent times, the biopics on cricketers like Mohammad Azharuddin featuring Emraan Hashmi and M.S. Dhoni featuring Sushant Singh Rajput has been made.<\/p>\n

On the film front, Ranveer Singh is currently gearing up for the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s period drama Padmavati in which he is playing Alauddin Khilji. The film stars Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati and Shahid Kapoor as Raja Rawal Ratan Singh. It is set to release on December 1, 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the era of biopics, Ranveer Singh is the latest A-list actor to join the bandwagon. We have now learned that the actor will soon be seen as former Indian Cricketer and Captain, Kapil Dev, in a film based on India\u2019s victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. All the fans can rejoice as Ranveer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":36984,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n