The West Indies reel team has 4 players whose fathers played for the real West Indies team!
Popular Singer Harrdy Sandhu who is making his Acting Debut through the film '83' was a Cricketer in his Earlier Days. He had represented Punjab in First Class Cricket & was also a part of the Indian Squad in 2004 under 19 World Cup alongside Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Dinesh Karthik.
Mohinder Amarnath man of the match during the 1983 world cup final plays his father Lala Amarnath in the film.
Sandip Patil's son Chirag Patil plays the role of his father in the film.
Ranveer Singh and his co-actors took off to Himachal Pradesh to attend a cricket coaching camp for 15 days. This will entail interaction with members of the 1983 World Cup squad, including Madan Lal and Yashpal Sharma.