Mirzapur actor Pankaj Tripathi will be taking on the role of PR Man Singh, former manager of the Indian team at the 1983 World Cup. Talking about the role, Pankaj Tripathi said he was always inspired and impressed by Kabir's films. "He is one of my favourite directors and we met a couple of times but never got an opportunity to work together. Then one day, he called me to narrate the story of '83 and at certain points, it made me tear up," Tripathi recalls.

Tripathi admits that he had not watched the final match in which India beat West Indies by 43 runs at Lords. Also, he used to listen to the cricket commentary on the radio as he didn't have a TV at that point. Tripathi added, "I must have been around eight or nine at the time, but I did read about the win in the papers. It's an inspiring story and I leapt at the opportunity to be a part of the film."