CBFC U · BBFC 12A · our read 13+ · read from 5 reviews and the board’s record
13+
Parents should know
Strong bad language. A cricket biopic about India's 1983 World Cup win, centred on team spirit, underdog triumph and national pride; some critics note heavy patriotic framing. Also moderate violence and mild scary or upsetting scenes.
Parents should know
13 and up
Strong language
Moderate violence
From 5 reviews Filmi read; the age follows the content record.
1 · CertificateCBFC U · All
2 · Filmi’s read5 of 7 categories documentedNot documented does not mean absent
Sex & nudityNot documented
Drinking, smoking, drugsNot documented
3 · Parents’ votesNone counted yet. Yours is the slider below.
On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.
Filmi puts it at 13+ from the content record, and the CBFC certified it U.
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Every piece of evidence behind the flags, quoted, with its source.
Intense scenes · Mild · Reviewer on record
“scenes mentioning riots and sequences of the army asking the score from Muslim locals” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“those killing bouncers ... which took skin and bone and drew blood” view the record →
Violence · Mild · Reviewer on record
“a game of cricket can take precedence over communal violence” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“this film is not about winning on a world stage, it's about earning respect” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“that victory was the turning point of how we saw ourselves as a cricketing nation” view the record →
Positive messages · Strong · Reviewer on record
“fills one with pride to know how this historic win impacted people's lives” view the record →
Role models · Clear · From the synopsis Synopsis · not a review
“led by a man's self-belief and conviction”
Violence · Moderate · BBFC
“A confrontation between two groups escalates into a fight in which punches are thrown and bloody injuries sustained.” view the record →
Language · Strong · BBFC
“There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'wanker', 'balls', 'bugger', 'shit', 'bloody', 'God' and 'hell'.” view the record →
Where to watch
Availability by JustWatch · some watch links pay filmi.ai a small commission; it never changes what we show or how we score.
On the 25th of June 1983, the Lord’s Cricket Ground witnessed one of the biggest underdog stories in the history of sports. Fourteen inspired players - led by a man's self-belief and conviction - fought against all odds and orchestrated India’s greatest sporting triumph by beating the two-time World Champions West Indies.
Parents ask
Answered from the record below — the certificate, the board’s cut list, and what reviewers documented.
Is 83 OK for kids?
Filmi puts 83 at 13+ from the content record — suitable for 13 and over. The CBFC certified it U. That comes from the certificate and from what reviewers documented, not from anyone at Filmi watching the film — every claim on this page is quoted with its source.
What age is 83 suitable for?
13+, from the content record (the CBFC rated it U). 3 of the five content-warning categories are documented for this film.
What content should parents know about in 83?
What the record shows: violence — moderate; language — strong; sex or nudity — not on record; drink or drugs — not on record; frightening scenes — mild. A category left blank means nobody documented it, not that the film is clean — the full record, quoted with sources, is on this page.
Did the censor board cut anything from 83?
The CBFC certified it U with no published cut list. That is not the same as the film being uncut — only that no modification was published.
