Kabir Khan is one of Bollywoodâs most sought-after directors. After being noticed for his cinematography for Gautam Ghoseâs documentary Beyond the Himalayas (1995), Khan made his directorial debut with the documentary The Forgotten Army (1999). A respected and prolific producer, his filmography as a director also includes Kabul Express (2006), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), â83 (2021) and Mysterious Brother (2022).
In 1983, Indiaâs national cricket team became
World Cup champions, beating the defending
champions in a historic final. India was not
even among the favourites to win, but young
captain in Kapil Dev led them to a triumph that
would go on to revolutionise the game in India
and sow the seeds of the nation becoming
the cricket powerhouse it is today. â83 is also a
tribute to the winning squad: Captain Kapil Dev,
Mohinder Amarnath, Kirti Azad, Roger Binny, Sunil
Gavaskar, Syed Kirmani, Madan Lal, Sandeep Patil,
Balwinder Sandhu, Yashpal Sharma, Ravi Shastri,
Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sunil Valson and Dilip
Vengsarkar, and their manager, PR Man Singh
Director Kabir Khan
Producer Deepika Padukone, Kabir Khan, Vishnu Vardhan Induri, Sajid
Nadiadwala
Screenwriter Kabir Khan, Vasan
Bala, Sanjay Puransingh Chauhan
Cinematographer Aseem Mishra
Production Designer Rajnish Hedao,
Paul Rowan
Editor Nitin Baid
Sound Ganesh Gangadharan
Music Pritam
Production Company
Phantom Films, Reliance Entertainment,
83 Films