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83 - A film that keeps emotion at the center.

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83 was ready to release as of April 10, 2020 – that’s almost 2 years ago. While almost all producers decided to release their movies on OTT, Kabir Khan held back. –  Kabir Khan said - "We will wait for theatres to open" Watching this film in theatres today, I realize why he said that – This movie… is a Shared experience, An experience that you can only get in cinema halls. We all know the story of how the Indian cricket team won the 1983 world cup. It’s a watershed moment that changed Indian cricket forever and sowed the seed for India become the cricketing juggernaut that it is today.  Sitting in 2021, It is hard to imagine an Indian team not having a team bus on their arrival at any country, or Indian cricket captain cleaning his own whites to avoid paying for laundry But it happened and it is in showcasing such moments that 83 the movie really shines through.  My Review of the movie on Youtube   In the first few scenes itself Kabir Khan is able to transport you 40 year