Movie Review: 83
Rating: 4 of 5
Star Cast: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone Pankaj Tripathi, Ammy Virk, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Harrdy Sandhu, Sahil Khattar, Boman Irani, Adinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, Neena Gupta
Director: Kabir Khan
On the whole, 83 is a blockbuster of epic proportions. Cricket lovers will, of course, go ga ga over the film, but even those who are not fans of cricket will adore the film for the entertainment it offers. Some films are made to write history. 83 is one such film! It will be remembered for years to come.
As a cinematic experience, 83 will make you very emotional. It is a film that goes beyond making your heart swell with pride as real-life images and scenes from the actual match flash in front of you.
Kapil Dev is not at all an easy character to get into the skin of given his extremely restricted personality and is the polar opposite to the virtues Ranveer Singh stands for. But, this makes clear one more thing, whatever Ranveer is off-screen, he could be anything on-screen. This only adds to the list of characters Ranveer Singh has nailed (read: shot) out of the stadium.
The entire Deepika Padukone as Kapil’s wife angle is noticeably to milk the brownie points from the fandom of both stars and it doesn’t serve any special purpose. Pankaj Tripathi continues the thing he does with every project he related to: make it better. The quirks given to PR Man Singh sits extremely well with Pankaj as he makes another addition to the list of mastered accents.
From the rest of the team, Ammy Virk (Balwinder Sandhu), Jiiva (Krishnamachari Srikkanth) & Jatin Sarna (Yashpal Sharma) stand out. Ammy’s innocence aides him in building the natural aura of Sandhu. Jiiva’s controlled impersonification of Cheeka allows him to stay well within lines not going caricaturish. He delivers a monologue with much ease keeping an impeccable hold of his flowing expressions.
Pritam’s background score adds the required oomph to the already high-on-adrenaline visuals. Lehra Do & Jeetega Bhai Jeetega aptly do their job of boosting the drama of the team’s unpredictable journey. But none of the songs would be remembered as standalone songs as they’re designed to be extremely situational.
