As Messi fever sweeps across the nation, contestants from ‘Laughter Chefs Season 3’, Jannat Zubair and Elvish Yadav, had the incredible chance to meet the football legend.
Sharing their once-in-a-lifetime experience on social media, Jannat and Elvish posted, “We met Messi!! What an amazing day ✨ Welcome to India 🇮🇳 So much love ❤️ Special Thanks To @officialpuch.ai 😊❤️ (Sic).”
Messi arrived in Mumbai as part of his India tour but faced an awkward situation in Kolkata, where he could only stay for 20 minutes, despite being scheduled for 2 hours. The brief encounter was due to unexpected disruptions at Salt Lake Stadium, where political and influential figures disrupted the event, leaving many fans disappointed after spending thousands on tickets.
Following Kolkata, Messi proceeded to Hyderabad and then Mumbai on his tour. While in Mumbai, he met several Bollywood stars.
Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan brought along her two sons, Taimur and Jeh, to meet Messi at the Wankhede Stadium. After their meeting, Kareena was seen exiting the venue, dressed sharply in formals, while her sons sported football jerseys. Taimur proudly wore a jersey featuring Messi’s name, and Jeh opted for one with Argentina’s logo.
Actress Shilpa Shetty also took her son, Viaan-Raj Kundra, to meet the football icon at the Wankhede Stadium. Later, Shilpa shared her joy with the media outside the stadium, stating, “It was very nice. Iska (Viaan) ka toh dream poora ho gaya.” (Viaan’s dream has been fulfilled).