The Indian cricket team, in 1983, was an underdog team and was totally not in the list of teams to reach the semi finals, let alone become World Champions. But with a lot of hard work, determination and luck, India, led by Kapil Dev, got a freak win over the near-invincible West Indian team in the finals of the 1983 Prudential Cup and thus became World Cup winners for the first time.

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Well, the story of that historic journey towards winning India's first Cricket World Cup will finally be a film, thanks to Phantom Films and Vishnu Induri, founder of Celebrity Cricket League. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the 1983 cricket team to make an official biopic on Indian team's saga at the 1983 Prudential Cup.

According to the norms of this MoU, the producers will get to use the actual names of the players as well as use real incidents from their lives.

"The journey of the 1983 team is a story of inspiration which proves that one can achieve anything if they aim for it and work for it no matter what the world thinks," said former Indian cricket team captain Kapil Dev in a statement.

Phantom Films, founded by Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl and Madhu Mantena, since their inception in 2011, has been associated with quality films. Over the years, they have produced critically and commercially acclaimed films like Lootera, Queen, Udta Punjab and NH10 - films that have broken new grounds in terms of storytelling in Bollywood.

"We are super excited about making of the 1983 movie and it's a huge responsibility on our shoulders to get it right as we don't get to tell stories like this often," read a joint statement issued by Induri and Phantom Film's Madhu Mantena.

While no director or actor has been announced for the project, rumours are rife that Arjun Kapoor might play Kapil Dev in the film and Bajrangi Bhaijaan director Kabir Khan might helm the project.