The promise of 83... and the eventual disappointment

In the latest episode of the podcast, we discuss the recent Bollywood movie 83 - which retells the story of India's miraculous victory in the 1983 World Cup. Note: Readers in India can now buy Mike Marqusee's classic cricket book War Minus The Shooting on Flipkart and Amazon. Readers outside India, can buy the book on Amazon. Talking Points: A missed opportunity to recreate the cricketing miracle that was 1983 The conspicuous absence of India's victory over West Indies at Berbice The complete erasure of Mohinder Amarnath's golden season Ranveer Singh and Jiiva - and their game attempt to approximate Kapil Dev and Krishnamachari Srikkanth The film not setting the context for the 1983 World Cup The lack of a genuine bad guy - which makes the movie search for antagonists The factual inaccuracies in the movie - including a big faux pas in the final scene The movie explaining scenes way more than showing them through storytelling The cinematographic techniques - long-shots combined with close-ups and highlight reels The nationalistic tone that runs through the movie The Malayalam movie 1983, which takes a completely different approach to recreating the miracle of 1983 The Indian cricket ecosystem's inability to create cultural value and works of art Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Aditya Shrikrishna (@gradwolf) Anantha (@anantha) Related: With Obvious Storytelling, '83' Is an Opportunity Lost to Show Underdog India’s Famous WC Victory - Tanul Thakur - The Wire 83 Loses Itself In The Excesses Of Euphoria - Rahul Desai - Film Companion