Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who played the role of former cricket captain Kapil Dev in ‘83’ has won the Best Actor of the Year award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IIFM).
Ranveer has so far swept the awards functions right since 83’s release, taking home the Best Actor trophy for his incredible performance in the Kabir Khan directorial. He said 83 will always be one of the most cherished films in his outstanding filmography.
The film which released amid COVID-19 pandemic, opened at 12.64 crore nett and recorded a lifetime collection of 110 crore in India. Total global collection of the film stands at 200 crore nett.
About the achievement, Ranveer said, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the jury members at IFFM for bestowing me with the Best Actor of the Year Award for my role as Kapil Dev ‘83’ one of the most loved films of my career! It’ll always be one of the most cherished films in my filmography.”
He said, “I dedicate this honour to Kapil’s Devils, a fine bunch of gentlemen who dared to dream, who through their efforts and achievements showed us that we Indians can be the best in the world.”
According to Duff & Phelps’ report, Ranveer’s brand valuation currently stands at 158 Million USD, an impressive growth from his number of 102.93 Million USD in 2020.
The actor will be next seen in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Cirkus’ and Karan Johar’s ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’.