Monitoring Desk
MUMBAI: In a recent interview, DeepikaPadukone shared that how in the films she’s worked with husband Ranveer Singh so far, the climax has always been a tragedy. While they both die in Ram Leela and BajiraoMastani, in Padmaavat, Ranveer played the antagonist while Deepika’s character ended up committing Johar. However, if rumours are to be believed it looks like that’s about to change now.
A report in a leading daily claims that DeepikaPadukone is all set to be a part of Ranveer Singh’s next venture ’83, a biopic on KapilDev and how he lead India to its first world cup tittle. A source close to the project confirmed saying, “Deepika has been locked for Kabir Khan’s next film ’83. The film that revolves around India’s 1983 World Cup victory, will primarily focus on KapilDev’s story. The film has an ensemble cast being lead by Ranveer and now, DP too has given her go ahead to the film.” While many might think DP has just a cameo in the film, we hear it’s quite different. The informer adds, “Deepika has a good role because she plays Kapil’s wife Romi Bhatia who was also a pageant winner. In fact, as far as the story goes, she had left the stadium after India started losing the wickets. But when she heard that they are on the verge of winning the World Cup, she came back to the stadium. That part is extremely dramatic. Also, the film will delve into the relationship between the husband and wife, their love story.”
But, it doesn’t end here, apart from being the leading lady of the film,Deepika has also come on board as co-producer. The soured added, “Deepika has just ventured into production with MeghnaGulzar’sChhapaak. When she was narrated the story of ’83, she loved it because it’s not just inspirational but also extremely emotional. She and Kabir have been friends for years now. So she decided to come on board as a co-producer, too. This will be the second venture under her banner.”
Ranveer and Deepika have an excellent track record at the box-office and it will be interesting to see how they perform together with a new director.
Courtesy: (Filmfare)
