Messi meets Shah Rukh in Kolkata
Monday, 15 December 2025
Football icon Lionel Messi and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan met in Kolkata, reports bdnews24.com.
Fans have been engaging in discussions about them online after the two legends shook hands and posed for photos. Shah Rukh's youngest son Abram Khan also joined Messi for a separate picture.
Messi, in India for the "GOAT Tour of India 2025", attended the exclusive meet-and-greet event with the celebrities, where fans joined in the historical moment.
Following the event, Messi visited Salt Lake Stadium, while the "King Khan" returned to Mumbai.
Crowds at the stadium, eager for a glimpse of the Argentine captain, erupted in chaos.
Fans overturned seats, hurled bottles, stormed the pitch, and even damaged the stage during Messi's brief 20-minute appearance.
Messi has previously played a friendly at that stadium in 2011, when Argentina defeated Venezuela 1-0.
During this visit, he also virtually unveiled a 70-foot-tall statue in Kolkata, marking another memorable highlight of his tour.