Shahrukh Khan With Messi At Kolkata
In a starstudded occasion, international soccer sensation Lionel Messi and Bollywood famous person Shah Rukh Khan got here collectively in Kolkata on Saturday as a part of the GOAT Tour India 2025. The 2 icons shared the highlight, mixing sports activities and leisure in a memorable encounter.
The spotlight of the occasion was Messi’s digital unveiling of a record-breaking 70-foot iron statue of himself on the Sree Bhumi Sporting Membership in Lake City. The statue, depicting Messi holding the FIFA World Cup trophy, was accomplished in simply 40 days and has been touted because the world’s largest statue of the Argentine footballer. West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose, who oversaw the undertaking, revealed that Messi and his crew had been “glad” with the statue and had authorised its set up.
Messi’s return to India after 14 years generated huge pleasure, with followers thronging the airport and streets to catch a glimpse of the World Cup-winning captain. His earlier go to was in 2011, when Argentina performed a pleasant towards Venezuela at Salt Lake Stadium. The Argentine legend arrived in Kolkata from Miami, greeted by a sea of blue and white jerseys and Argentina flags, earlier than heading to the Salt Lake Stadium for a packed schedule of occasions.
Shah Rukh Khan, accompanied by his son AbRam, joined Messi on the stadium, including Bollywood glamour to the soccer frenzy. The actor, recognized for his deep reference to Kolkata by the IPL’s Kolkata Knight Riders, expressed his pleasure on social media, saying, “Hoping the day Trip is totally ‘Messi’.” Messi’s Kolkata agenda additionally contains conferences with cricket legend Sourav Ganguly and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
