The world of cinema has made multiple attempts in the last decades to capture sports, sportspersons and the spirit of their game!
NewsMobile brings a list of sports movies based on true life events!
83
After much delay, the Ranveer Singh starrer sports biopic ’83’, in which the actor portrays Kapil Dev, captain of the 1983 cricket World Cup-winning team, was finally released on Friday.
’83’, which revolves around India’s historical 1983 Cricket World Cup win, also stars Tahir Raj Bhasin, Jiiva, Saqib Saleem, Jatin Sarna, Chirag Patil, Dinker Sharma, Nishant Dahiya, Sahil Khattar, Ammy Virk, Addinath Kothare, Dhairya Karwa, R Badree and Pankaj Tripathi.
Interestingly, Ranveer’s wife and actor Deepika Padukone will be seen playing Romi, Kapil Dev’s wife in ’83’.
Remember the Titans
Remember the Titans is based on the true story of the integration of a high school football team in Alexandria, Virginia. Denzel Washington plays Herman Boone, the first black head coach in the school’s history.
MS Dhoni
M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story is based on the life and times of ex-Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, this Neeraj Pandey film was an excellent entertainer where late Sushant Singh Rajput gave a very good account of himself.
Raging Bull
Raging Bull is a biopic of former middleweight champion boxer Jake La Motta. The film, starring Robert De Niro as La Motta and directed by Martin Scorsese, is widely considered one of the best boxing movies of all time.
The Rookie
Starring Dennis Quaid, The Rookie is the story of Jim Morris, a high school baseball coach who pitched his first major league game at age 35.