Not as handsome as our PM: Pakistanis after watching Imran Khan’s character in Ranveer Singh's ‘83

The cricket drama features the two arch-rival captains greeting each other warmly in a pre-World Cup meeting.

Ranveer Singh’s ’83 released on OTT platforms on Tuesday and all cricket enthusiasts have since been streaming the dramatic adaptation of India's historic win in the 1983 World Cup.
As the film trends at no 1 on Pakistani Netflix, a particular scene has caught the attention of viewers, leaving many, amused. The said scene depicts a friendly interaction between the Indian cricket team captain, Kapil Dev and the skipper Imran Khan. While Pakistanis loved the warm encounter, they couldn’t help but crack jokes about the younger version of their current ‘handsome’ Prime Minister.

Sharing a picture of the curly-haired actor playing Khan in the Bollywood film, a user took to Twitter and shared, “Imran khan's appearance in India's ‘83 movie is so embarrassing. This is an unjust decision.”

Imran khan's appearance in india's 83 movie is so embarassing.. this is unjust matlab

— sabiha (@naziahasanonly) March 24, 2022

Another user shared that they are “personally offended” and called the casting choice a “real crime” against the PM.

ok but the real crime against @ImranKhanPTI is the man they used to play him in the ‘83 film. personally offended.

— zoha (@zchishtii) March 21, 2022

Another chimed in and said that they "might have screamed" after seeing Khan in the cricket drama.

I’m watching 83 on Netflix and when they showed Imran khan’s character i might have screamed a lil bit 😂👏🏽

— S♡ (@Shezcevans) March 23, 2022

However, regardless of the representation, they were proud of seeing the cricketer avatar of the politician in the film.

Such a lovely positive gesture from Kabir Khan & Ranveer in '83.
A film about Kapil Dev shows in a few seconds the decades old bond of Imran Khan & Kapil Dev. Kapil was one of Khan's special guests at his oath taking ceremony in 2018.

Kaisi chal rahi hai app ki taayari Pha jee! pic.twitter.com/zQbYDRsyok

— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) March 23, 2022

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