Actor Pankaj Tripathi has boarded the cast of Ranveer Singh-starrer '83'.

The sports drama, to be directed by Kabir Khan, will chronicle India's win under Kapil's captainship when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. The film will also <a href="http://www.wionews.com/entertainment/ranveer-singh-starrer-83-to-recreate-team-indias-historic-world-cup-winning-moment-in-1983-195722">recreate Team India's historic World Cup-winning moment in 1983.&nbsp;</a>

Ranveer is playing cricket legend Kapil Dev in the film.&nbsp;Pankaj will take on the role of former team India manager PR Man Singh.

Pankaj was sold by the script of the film and he said its reading session was an emotional journey for him.

"It was an emotional ride for me while going through the script. At some of the places, I was in tears. I am really inspired by the whole journey of Kapil Dev. From when I heard the script, I was certain that I wanted to be a part of this film," the actor said in a statement.

Pankaj said he is an admirer of Kabir's work, including his early documentary films.

Actor Pankaj Tripathi has boarded the cast of Ranveer Singh-starrer '83'. The sports drama, to be directed by Kabir Khan, will chronicle India's win under Kapil's captainship when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983.

Actor Pankaj Tripathi has boarded the cast of Ranveer Singh-starrer '83'. The sports drama, to be directed by Kabir Khan, will chronicle India's win under Kapil's captainship when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. The film will also recreate Team India's historic World Cup-winning moment in 1983. Ranveer is playing cricket legend Kapil Dev in the film. Pankaj will take on the role of former team India manager PR Man Singh. Pankaj was sold by the script of the film and he said its reading session was an emotional journey for him. "It was an emotional ride for me while going through the script. At some of the places, I was in tears. I am really inspired by the whole journey of Kapil Dev. From when I heard the script, I was certain that I wanted to be a part of this film," the actor said in a statement. Pankaj said he is an admirer of Kabir's work, including his early documentary films.

Pankaj Tripathi joins Kabir Khan's film '83'

Filmmaker Kabir Khan will be making his debut on the digital space&nbsp;with an Amazon Original titled The Forgotten Army.

The Bajrangi Bhaijaan&nbsp;director commenced shooting for the original series on Monday&nbsp;in Mumbai. The director gave a sneak peek intro the sets of the show as well.&nbsp;

The series is said to be based on true events and focuses on men and women who fought for the independence of India as part of the Indian National Army led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. 
 
Created by Kabir Khan Films, The Forgotten Army, will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.&nbsp;

Khan will be making his debut on the digital space?with an Amazon Original titled The Forgotten Army.

Filmmaker Kabir Khan will be making his debut on the digital space with an Amazon Original titled The Forgotten Army. The Bajrangi Bhaijaan director commenced shooting for the original series on Monday in Mumbai. The director gave a sneak peek intro the sets of the show as well. The series is said to be based on true events and focuses on men and women who fought for the independence of India as part of the Indian National Army led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Created by Kabir Khan Films, The Forgotten Army, will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Kabir Khan to make a web series based on INA for Amazon Prime

Wait for Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif&#39;s song from the upcoming movie &quot;Tiger Zinda Hai&quot;&nbsp;is finally over.&nbsp;

The song titled Swag Se Swagat is out Tuesday.&nbsp;

It brings together the on-screen couple dancing together in a song after five years. They were last seen in song Mashallah from the movie &quot;Ek Tha Tiger&quot; which also happens to be the prequel to the new movie.&nbsp;

Watch the song:&nbsp;

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Speaking on their chemistry, director Ali Abbas Zafar says, &ldquo;In Ek Tha Tiger, everyone loved Salman and Katrina&rsquo;s chemistry, so for us, it was a challenge to push the envelope in terms of how they look and how the song is going to be. A lot of attention has been paid to bring out their chemistry, how they are styled, and the locations. They look the best they have looked together.&rdquo;

The newly released song&nbsp;Swag Se Karenge Sabka Swagat has 100 dancers including ballerinas, hip-hop and Afro-dance hall performers from countries like Greece, France, Trinidad and Tobago, among others. The song has been shot in Greece.&nbsp;

Earlier, the film&#39;s team had released a picture of Salman and Katrina from the song. The photo had the two stars in colour-coordinated outfits. The director wrote: &ldquo;Get ready to groove #SwagSeKarengeSabkaSwagat. Coming soon. @TigerZindaHai,&rdquo;

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&quot;Tiger Zinda Hai&quot;&nbsp;trailer released last week. The trailer shows that the film is loosely based on ISIS abduction of Indian nurses in Iraq. Salman and Katrina will be seen reprising their roles as a RAW official and a Pakistani secret agent respectively.

&quot;Tiger Zinda Hai&quot;&nbsp;is Salman and Ali Abbas Zafar&rsquo;s second collaboration. They earlier worked in 2016&rsquo;s &quot;Sultan&quot;&nbsp;and are slated to start shooting for another film, &quot;Bharat&quot;, set to release in 2018.

The film&nbsp;is scheduled to hit the screens on December 22.

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The film, a sequel to Ek Tha Tiger is slated for a release on December 22

Wait for Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif's song from the upcoming movie "Tiger Zinda Hai" is finally over. The song titled Swag Se Swagat is out Tuesday. It brings together the on-screen couple dancing together in a song after five years. They were last seen in song Mashallah from the movie "Ek Tha Tiger" which also happens to be the prequel to the new movie. Watch the song: Speaking on their chemistry, director Ali Abbas Zafar says, “In Ek Tha Tiger, everyone loved Salman and Katrina’s chemistry, so for us, it was a challenge to push the envelope in terms of how they look and how the song is going to be. A lot of attention has been paid to bring out their chemistry, how they are styled, and the locations. They look the best they have looked together.” The newly released song Swag Se Karenge Sabka Swagat has 100 dancers including ballerinas, hip-hop and Afro-dance hall performers from countries like Greece, France, Trinidad and Tobago, among others. The song has been shot in Greece. Earlier, the film's team had released a picture of Salman and Katrina from the song. The photo had the two stars in colour-coordinated outfits. The director wrote: “Get ready to groove #SwagSeKarengeSabkaSwagat. Coming soon. @TigerZindaHai,” SAVE. THE. DATE. 21st Nov ko hoga sabka #SwagSeSwagat@BeingSalmanKhan | #KatrinaKaif | @aliabbaszafar | @yrfmusic | @TigerZindaHai pic.twitter.com/JP7emLOSWM — Yash Raj Films (@yrf) November 18, 2017 × "Tiger Zinda Hai" trailer released last week. The trailer shows that the film is loosely based on ISIS abduction of Indian nurses in Iraq. Salman and Katrina will be seen reprising their roles as a RAW official and a Pakistani secret agent respectively. "Tiger Zinda Hai" is Salman and Ali Abbas Zafar’s second collaboration. They earlier worked in 2016’s "Sultan" and are slated to start shooting for another film, "Bharat", set to release in 2018. The film is scheduled to hit the screens on December 22. Watch the trailer:

Watch: Salman and Katrina sizzle in first song Swag Se Swagat of 'Tiger Zinda Hai'

Filmmaker Kabir Khan&#39;s next directorial venture starring Ranveer Singh will hit the theatres on April 5, 2019.

The film will chronicle India&#39;s 1983 Cricket World Cup win under Kapil Dev&#39;s captainship, when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy. 
Ranveer will essay the role of Dev in the movie. 
 
&quot;As a young schoolboy when I watched India win the 1983 Cricket World Cup I had no idea that from that day onwards Cricket in India will change forever. As a filmmaker, for me, the journey to that win, filled with raw energy and sheer passion of that young Indian team, is probably one of the most exciting stories I have worked on. 
 
&quot;And it&#39;s great to have Ranveer come on board to play Kapil Dev, as honestly, I could see no one else for the role, ever since I started finalising the script,&quot; Kabir said in a statement. 
 
The project is backed by Phantom films, co-owned by filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.&nbsp;

The film will chronicle India's 1983 Cricket World Cup win under Kapil Dev's captainship, when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final.

Filmmaker Kabir Khan's next directorial venture starring Ranveer Singh will hit the theatres on April 5, 2019. The film will chronicle India's 1983 Cricket World Cup win under Kapil Dev's captainship, when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy. Ranveer will essay the role of Dev in the movie. "As a young schoolboy when I watched India win the 1983 Cricket World Cup I had no idea that from that day onwards Cricket in India will change forever. As a filmmaker, for me, the journey to that win, filled with raw energy and sheer passion of that young Indian team, is probably one of the most exciting stories I have worked on. "And it's great to have Ranveer come on board to play Kapil Dev, as honestly, I could see no one else for the role, ever since I started finalising the script," Kabir said in a statement. The project is backed by Phantom films, co-owned by filmmakers Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena.

Ranveer Singh all set to play Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan's next; to release in April 2019

Salman Khan&#39;s latest release seems to be in a whirlwind of news--this time for it&#39;s losses.

His last movie Tubelight was pegged to be a huge hit by all trade pundits but flopped majorly at the box-office, with distributors incurring huge losses. Soon after there were reports that Salman Khan will be paying off his distributors for the losses.&nbsp;

Trade analyst Komal Nahta confirmed on Twitter that the &#39;Bajrangi Bhaijaan&#39; star will refund approx Rs 35 crore today to distributors and exhibitors as compensation for losses suffered in &#39;Tubelight&#39;. But this is actually just half of the actual losses suffered by the distributors.&nbsp;

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The movie was an Eid release for Salman Khan and had opened to a decent&nbsp;Rs. 21.15 crore but it managed to&nbsp;gross only Rs. 64.77 crores in its first weekend. In fact, in the first ten days of its release, the movie could rake up a little over Rs. 100 crore (which is quite low keeping his previous releases in mind). Salman&#39;s last two Eid releases, Sultan in 2016 and Bajrangi Bhaijaan in 2015 had crossed Rs. 300 crore at the box office in much lesser time.&nbsp;

But will Salman actually pay that huge sum, is still the big&nbsp;question.&nbsp;

Tubelight&nbsp;is a 2017 Indian Hindi period war drama film written and directed by Kabir Khan. The film is produced by Salman Khan and Kabir Khan. The movie is set in the background of 1962 Sino-Indian War and stars&nbsp;Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Zhu Zhu, Matin Rey Tangu and Om Puri.&nbsp;Shah Rukh Khan appears in a cameo in the film.

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Salman's latest release Tubelight did not get the expected results at the box office

Salman Khan's latest release seems to be in a whirlwind of news--this time for it's losses. His last movie Tubelight was pegged to be a huge hit by all trade pundits but flopped majorly at the box-office, with distributors incurring huge losses. Soon after there were reports that Salman Khan will be paying off his distributors for the losses. Trade analyst Komal Nahta confirmed on Twitter that the 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' star will refund approx Rs 35 crore today to distributors and exhibitors as compensation for losses suffered in 'Tubelight'. But this is actually just half of the actual losses suffered by the distributors. In rare gesture,SalmanKhan to refund approx Rs 35 crore today to distributors & exhibitors as compensation for losses suffered in Tubelight — Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) August 11, 2017 × The movie was an Eid release for Salman Khan and had opened to a decent Rs. 21.15 crore but it managed to gross only Rs. 64.77 crores in its first weekend. In fact, in the first ten days of its release, the movie could rake up a little over Rs. 100 crore (which is quite low keeping his previous releases in mind). Salman's last two Eid releases, Sultan in 2016 and Bajrangi Bhaijaan in 2015 had crossed Rs. 300 crore at the box office in much lesser time. But will Salman actually pay that huge sum, is still the big question. Tubelight is a 2017 Indian Hindi period war drama film written and directed by Kabir Khan. The film is produced by Salman Khan and Kabir Khan. The movie is set in the background of 1962 Sino-Indian War and stars Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Zhu Zhu, Matin Rey Tangu and Om Puri. Shah Rukh Khan appears in a cameo in the film. (WION)

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