Man bhai: The best manager ever
"Tu sahi me freedom fighter hai re."
Kapsie: The eternal optimist believing in the impossible
"We here to win."
Jimmy: The hopelessly-nice guy defending everyone
"Yaar tu janta hai uska hamstring kheecha huya hai. Koshish toh kar raha hai wo."
Maddi: The innocent elder brother with no authority
"Ek over, Kaps?"
Sunny: The silent strategist
"Kaps...Shastri ko attack me wapas le aa. Inko slow spin khelna nahi aata."
Kirti: The prankster utilizing his skills to save his big brother
"Hello...papa?"
Cheeka: The goof who could be serious when needed
"He will be only happy...when he's holding the World Cup in his hands."
Yash: The 'never-give-up' sher of the team
"Ye isiliye mereko Madras wali match me galiya nikali thi. Mai chhodunga nahi isko."
Roger: The angrez who didn't need Hindi to love his country
"Just knowing the national anthem doesn't mean anything if it doesn't swell your bloody chest every time you sing it."
Ballu: The soft-hearted Sardar
"Gal sun oye!"
"See you tomorrow."
Kirmani: The undaunted supporter
"Humko maarke marna hai Kaps. Chhupa se ich nahi jayenge."
Sandy: The night captain
"Arre usko pata kaise chalega? Wo toh dudh peekar ab tak so bhi gaya hoga
Shastri: The incorrigibleness of youth
"Dono sathme kyu nahi naha rahe? Mai dekhke ata hu."
Dilip: Always part of his team, even if not literally
*Standing with his arm raised in the air as his team ran through the field after winning the final*
Vally: The ungrudging twelfth man
*Smiling at Roger after the latter snatched away his chance of playing in a match at last*
~~Side characters~~
Viv Richards (Best batsman in the world):
*Clapping Cheeka's 'shot of the tournament' in the final*
Farokh Engineer (Indian commentator):
"Maybe this time India wants to rewrite history."
Lala ji (Jimmy's father):
"Aaj tune mujhe dass saal jawan kar diya yaar."
Raj Kumari (Kapil Dev's mother):
"Beta sweater pehna huya hai?"
Romi (Kapil Dev's wife):
"Koi hilega nahi."
Anu (Madan Lal's wife):
"Hum kahi nahi jaa rahe. Hum yahi hai."
Mishra ji (Indian journalist):
"Aaj ek aadmi ne laakho...karoro Hindustaniyo ka sar fakar se ucha kar diya."
Wankhede saab (Indian journalist):
"300 pounds? But it was worth it!"
David Frith (British journalist):
"You did a rather splendid job, Kapil. I'm sure you'll go back a happy man."
Sriman ji (Prime Minister's advisor):
"Khel hi toh ek aisi cheez hai jo jaat paat aur mazhab se bade hai."
Major Saddiq (Pakistani border patrol):
"Keh raha hai aap log itnminan se match dekh lijiye. Aaj firing nahi karenge."
~~The commoners—the Indian team's biggest supporters~~
Indian border patrol officer in a trench amidst firing:
"Yaar Kapil paaji bass chhay pe gaye!"
Punjabi man who finally became an optimist in the final:
"Baitho bhai! Baith jao!"
Kid in tricolour who never stopped believing in his idol:
"Ruk jao. Abhi Kapil Dev ayega."
Pregnant woman in labour while being rushed to the delivery room:
"Score kya hai?"
Indian bartender in a crowd of British customers:
"YES!"
Old Muslim man in Nawabpur, jumping up from bed at news of the semi-final being aired:
"Lekin bandaro ne antenna todd rakha hai, match kaise dekhenge?"
Nawabpur patroller knocking ominously on a door:
"Chacha...score kya hai?"
Calcutta University student collecting funds:
"World Cup final hai, sir...TV to chahiye hi..."
~~Bonus comic reliefs~~
Mr. Natarajan (Kalyani's dad):
"Wo bolta hai ki ab World Cup me back to back matches jeet gaye, ab life me settle hona chahiye."
Mrs. Natarajan (Kalyani's mom):
"Congratulations."
Lord's guard:
"Yeah, sure, and I'm the king of England."
Hasrat (Airport official):
"Aur Singh saab, mera ek kaam karna, autograph lete ana."
"Nahi nahi...Viv Richards ka."
Simran (Ballu's fiancée):
"Kaun? Air hostess achhi thi?"
West Indian woman in crowd:
"Viv is going to kill you! He's going to eat you up!"
Dujon (West Indies keeper):
"Make him smell the ball, Mikey!"
A/N: I swear this movie has taken away all my rationality. I'm just a crazy fan, eating, breathing and dreaming 83.
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1983-Facts and Fiction
AcakThe perfect mix of crazy and heart-warming is the governing criteria of any ICT team; be it 2013 or 2019 or long back in 1983. This book is a compilation of every adorable moment of 83, and the wonderful facts I've collected about the team from bein...
