After giving a spectacular performance in Simmba, a film that reaped gold at the Box office, actor Ranveer Singh is gearing up for his first biopic called 1983 Kapil. The actor is playing role of Kapil Dev in the film. The film revolves around the world cup held that year which was a historical victory for India.

But do you know that Ranveer was not the first choice for the role. Before Ranveer Singh, the role was offered to actor Randeep Hooda. This was when the film was to be directed by Sanjay Pooran Singh. This was formally announced and the look test was done too. But due to some circumstances, the project went into the hands of Kabir Khan and Ranveer bagged the role.

Randeep will be seen in love Aajkal 2, starring Kartik Aaryan and Sara Ali khan which is slated to release on 14th Feb 2020.