Addinath M. Kothare has been roped in to portray the character of Dilip Vengsarkar in the upcoming movie '83 directed by Kabir Khan. The actor has already joined the training sessions being conducted by Balvinder Singh Sandhu, to play the character of ace batsman Dilip Vengsarkar, who couldn't play the finals following an injury on the field while facing a bouncer by Malcolm Marshall.

Marathi actor Addinath M. Kothare said, "It happened in July last year. I had returned from the shoot of Paani, my debut film as a director in Marathi, in which I was also the hero. Luckily, my look for that film required me to sport a moustache. I got a call to audition for an ad film, which I didn't get, but the same agency called me again, the very next day, to audition for 83. I think it was because of my moustache that they thought I could pass off as Dilip Vengsarkar of yore.