Kapil’s Devils demand more than ₹15 lakh for movie on ’83 WC win
K.ShriniwasRao@timesgroup.com
Mumbai:22.02.2019
The legendary Kapil’s Devils – members of the1983 World Cup winning team – who have a movie coming up on their historic achievement, are “unhappy” about the remuneration they will be drawing for sharing their ‘story of a lifetime’.
TOI has learnt that a majority of the former team members met in Mumbai on Thursday to share their concerns over the fact that the makers of the biopic are paying them a “paltry” ₹15 lakh each for their participation.
These former cricketers, sources say, had signed contracts to share their story on the World Cup win 36 years ago, a win that changed the face of Indian cricket forever. At ₹15 lakh per player, a total of 10 team members will collectively draw Rs 1.5 crore.
“That’s a pittance. A cricketer making his IPL debut takes twice of that or more. You’re talking about players who won the biggest trophy ever for Indian cricket. It is 1983 that changed everything for India,” say sources. It is further learnt that Kapil Dev, the captain of the 1983 team, has a separate contract with the filmmakers while another legend from that side, Sunil Gavaskar, is the only team member to have not signed the contract.
“Yes, we (rest of the team members) have been offered that amount (₹15 lac) and there’s no profit sharing either. We have decided to take this matter up with them (the filmmakers),” two members of the1983 squad said.
Under Kapil, Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Balwinder Sandhu, Syed Kirmani, Sunil Valson, Madan Lal, Sandeep Patil, Roger Binny, Kirti Azad, Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Shastri were part of the team that won the tournament.
Those speaking on behalf of these team members say 1983 win is their biggest achievement. “It is not fair if they are being made to undersell this legendary achievement. Biopics on sports legends overseas are not treated like this,” say sources. All other team members are learnt to have signed the contract.
GAME CHANGERS: Kapil Dev poses with the 1983 World Cup along with Mohinder Amarnath
It is further learnt that Kapil Dev has a separate contract with the filmmakers while another legend from that side, Sunil Gavaskar, is the only team member to have not signed the contract
K.ShriniwasRao@timesgroup.com
Mumbai:22.02.2019
The legendary Kapil’s Devils – members of the1983 World Cup winning team – who have a movie coming up on their historic achievement, are “unhappy” about the remuneration they will be drawing for sharing their ‘story of a lifetime’.
TOI has learnt that a majority of the former team members met in Mumbai on Thursday to share their concerns over the fact that the makers of the biopic are paying them a “paltry” ₹15 lakh each for their participation.
These former cricketers, sources say, had signed contracts to share their story on the World Cup win 36 years ago, a win that changed the face of Indian cricket forever. At ₹15 lakh per player, a total of 10 team members will collectively draw Rs 1.5 crore.
“That’s a pittance. A cricketer making his IPL debut takes twice of that or more. You’re talking about players who won the biggest trophy ever for Indian cricket. It is 1983 that changed everything for India,” say sources. It is further learnt that Kapil Dev, the captain of the 1983 team, has a separate contract with the filmmakers while another legend from that side, Sunil Gavaskar, is the only team member to have not signed the contract.
“Yes, we (rest of the team members) have been offered that amount (₹15 lac) and there’s no profit sharing either. We have decided to take this matter up with them (the filmmakers),” two members of the1983 squad said.
Under Kapil, Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Balwinder Sandhu, Syed Kirmani, Sunil Valson, Madan Lal, Sandeep Patil, Roger Binny, Kirti Azad, Yashpal Sharma and Ravi Shastri were part of the team that won the tournament.
Those speaking on behalf of these team members say 1983 win is their biggest achievement. “It is not fair if they are being made to undersell this legendary achievement. Biopics on sports legends overseas are not treated like this,” say sources. All other team members are learnt to have signed the contract.
GAME CHANGERS: Kapil Dev poses with the 1983 World Cup along with Mohinder Amarnath
It is further learnt that Kapil Dev has a separate contract with the filmmakers while another legend from that side, Sunil Gavaskar, is the only team member to have not signed the contract
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