India Synopsis
“The team that defied all odds. The game that united the country.”
On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players – led by a man's self-belief and conviction – fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with 83. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Kabir Khan Films
Drama + History in India
52 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding 83 itself).
The 2020–2022 India Window
83 holds position #79 of 279 India films in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2020s in India, 322 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 83 premiered alongside 85 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 43m runtime, production spent $226K per minute on screen and earned $156K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other India films in 2021.
The 1830th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
37 audience reviews — more than 73% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 71th percentile among India films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on 83, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- world cup · 2
- 1980s · 18
- cricket · 10
- based on true story · 98
- biography · 75
- sports · 59
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #540 of 1,983 India films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #381 of 1,132 (top 34%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Kabir Khan Films, Vibri Media, Reliance Entertainment, Phantom Films, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 43m |
| Release Date | December 23, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt7518786 |