01/5​​Deepika Padukone's '83 look as Romi Dev revealed: All you need to know about Kapil Dev's wife

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Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone will be seen reliving the iconic moments of 1983 world cup as Kapil Dev and Romi Dev (Bhatia) in the upcoming sports drama '83. Today, the makers have unveiled the first look of Deepika as Romi and it is super impressive. They have a striking similarity. Reportedly, when Romi had seen Deepika on the set, she thought was looking at a mirror image of herself, from 20 years ago. So let's walk down the memory lane and know about Romi Dev's early life, career, marriage and much more.

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02/5Early Life

Early Life
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Romi Bhatia (maiden name) was born and brought up in Delhi. By nature, she is a very friendly and polite person. However, not much is known about her family background.

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03/5Marriage

Marriage
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In 1980 Romi got married to the former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev. It is said that the couple met through Kapil's friend Sunil Bhatia in 1979. The former cricketer proposed Romi in a local train to which she agreed immediately. Dev made his first Test Cricket Century in 1979 when Romi Bhatia was present to see the match against West Indies. In an interaction, Romi had mentioned that Kapil would never discuss Cricket at home. He always kept cricket to the field and never bothered the family about his work. On 16 January 1994, the couple was blessed with a girl, Amiya Dev after almost 14 years of marriage.

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04/5​Professional life

​Professional life
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Romi is an entrepreneur. She manages her family business and hotels owned by her husband, Kapil Dev. She is a perfect wife, a devoted mother and a great businesswoman.

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05/5​1983 World Cup memory

​1983 World Cup memory
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In those days, cricketer's family used to be far away from the media glares. But when Kapil won the first World Cup, he hugged Romi in front of everyone for the first and she soon captured the media's attention. Within a week after the win, the Romi and Kapil met the then President, Prime Minister and many other esteemed personalities.

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