Actress Neena Gupta essays the part of Kapil Dev`s mother Rajkumari Lal Nikhanj in `83`. Ironically, the father of her daughter, Sir Viv Richards, was Kapil`s bete noir at the 1983 World Cup.

The film has another surprise in it: Kapil Dev makes a cameo appearance as a member of the audience who picks up the ball after a cracker of a shot by Ranveer Singh, who plays the cricket legend in the film. The character played by Kapil exclaims: "Good shot, Kapil!"