83: Woah! Deepika Padukone to play Ranveer Singh’s on-screen wife in Kapil Dev biopic?

New Delhi: Ranveer Singh, who tied the knot with Deepika Padukone on November 14 and 15 in Lake Como, has managed to win the hearts of the audience with his film ‘Simmba’. The Rohit Shetty directorial, which also stars Sara Ali Khan, is doing quite well the box office and is inching closer to the Rs 200 crore mark. The talented actor has a couple of exciting projects in his kitty and one of his films- ‘83’ is making already making waves. The film, which will be directed by Kabir Khan, will see Ranveer in the role of former cricketer Kapil Dev. Movie buffs are super excited for the film as it is based on the 1983 cricket world cup which India won under the able leadership of Kapil Dev. Gossip mills are buzzing with the rumours that Deepika Padukone might play Ranveer Singh’s on-screen wife in the Kapil Dev biopic. A report in a leading daily suggested that the ‘Tamasha’ actress has been approached by the makers of the film to play Romi Bhatia, wife of Kapil Dev. (Kapil with his wife Romi, source- Twitter) The director Kabir Khan believed that Deepika would be an ideal choice for the role as she and Ranveer are a real life couple, the report said. Sources told the daily that the makers have got a positive reply from DP. Another round of discussion will take place in the next few weeks after which it will be clear if Deepika is part of the film or not. “Her role requires just seven days of shooting. The filmmakers believe the part where Romi Bhatia left the stadium mid-way assuming that West Indies will win the 1983 World Cup final, and the difficulties she encountered in coming back into the stadium when India was on the verge of winning, can be well emoted by Deepika,” the source told Deccan Chronicle. Ranveer and Deepika have earlier worked together in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s last three films ‘Padmaavat’, ‘Bajirao Mastani’ and ‘Ram-Leela’.  It remains to be seen if the two Bollywood stars will be part of ‘83’ or not. Talking about the film, it will hit the silver screens on April 10, 2020. On the professional front, Ranveer will be next seen in Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Gully Boy’ opposite Alia Bhatt. The trailer of the film will be unveiled on January 9. The ‘Gunday’ actor also has Karan Johar’s ‘Takht’ in pipeline. Deepika will commence shooting for Meghna Gulzar’s ‘Chhapaak’ from March. The leggy lass is also producing the film based on acid-attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Watch this space for more updates! Check out PICS: Deepika Padukone & Ranveer Singh are all smiles as they return back from their honeymoon!