Updated On: 27 August, 2019 10:28 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The versatile actor Boman Irani is set to play former Indian cricket great Farokh Engineer in Ranveer Singh-starrer '83.

Boman Irani with Ranveer Singh and Kabir Khan. Picture courtesy/Ranveer Singh's Instagram account
The shoot for Kabir Khan's sports film '83 has already started in Gasglow on June 5th. The film stars Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev and Deepika Padukone as Kapil's wife Romi. There is some new development on the film front, Boman Irani has joined the cast of '83. The actor will be playing former legendary opening batsman and wicket-keeper, Farokh Engineer in the film.
According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Boman Irani has joined the ensemble cast of the film, which includes Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Saqib Saleem, Ammy Virk, Chirag Patil, Jiiva and Harrdy Sandhu. A source told the publication that, "He was the only Indian commentator during the 1983 World Cup. His story, along with co-commentator Brian Johnston's, runs parallel to the main narrative."