Arvind Kejriwal declared movie 83 tax free in Delhi

Director Kabir Khan thanks CM and Deputy CM

Kabir Khan’s film on the 1983 Cricket World Cup win 83 has been declared tax-free in Delhi. Starring Ranveer Singh as then captain Kapil Dev, the film will release on Friday, December 24.

Kabir Khan took to his official Instagram account to thank Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia.

Sharing a poster of the film, he wrote, “Thank you, Shri. @arvindkejriwal ji and Shri. msisodia.aap ji, for declaring the film 83 tax-free in Delhi! Your gesture will enable us to propagate the tale of India’s greatest victory to a wider audience. @therealkapildev #ThisIs83. BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW! BookMyShow: https://bookmy.show/83

Movie will be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Also in 3D.”

The film also stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, and R Badree as cricketers of the 1983 team, Pankaj Tripathi as PR Man Singh and Deepika Padukone as Kapil Dev’s wife.

The film recreates a historic moment from the 1983 World Cup final at Lord's, where India defeated West Indies to win their first-ever World Cup.

Few days ago, the trailer of 83 was screened at Dubai's Burj Khalifa. As the trailer played on the building, Ranveer watched it with 83 director Kabir Khan and his wife, actress Deepika Padukone.

On Wednesday, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone also took over the red carpet at Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah. The couple promoted their film 83, which was screened at the festival. Also, director Kabir Khan, his actor-wife Mini Mathur, Kapil Dev and his wife Romi and former cricketer Mohinder Amarnath were present.