Rani, Kareena dance for Shahrukh
Kolkatta, India - April 20, 2008
King Khan is not ready to miss a single opportunity to promote his team. In the presence of media, he had unveiled his teams’ assets. During the practice session, he used to land on the ground and cheer up his Kolkata Knight Riders. He had cut a thrilling album to boost up the confidence of his boys. SRK has selected Kareena Kapoor and Bengali babe Rani Mukherjee to perform for the IPL match in Kolkata on April 20.
Shahrukh wished to have two Bengali ladies on the ground, Rani Mukherjee and Bipasha Basu. However, Bipasha failed to participate for her prior assignments and Bebo took her place. But Rani will be there to fill the environment with songs and dance.
The inaugural ceremony will be held on April 18 in Bangalore and Vijay Mallya’s team Bangalore Royal Challengers is ready with their music album which stars gorgeous Katrina Kaif. Preity is also making all effort to showcase the winning spirit of her Mohali team and has cut an album for them. She herself will be seen cheering up her boys.
In Bangalore on 18th April 2008, King Khan shined in cricket too. His boys played a spectacular game at the first match of IPL in Bangalore and crowned victorious. Shahrukh was seen dancing, shouting and cheering for his team. He jumped with every four and sixes hit by his players. He even popped champagne after the victory of his Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kolkata Knight Riders headed by skipper Saurav Ganguly played a mindblowing game and defeated the Bangalore Royal Challengers by 140 runs. Kiwi’s Brendon Mccullun showered fours and sixes in the Chinnaswamy stadium and entertained the crowd to the fullest. Shahrukh’s wife Gauri, his two children and industry friends Arjun Rampal, Juhi Chawla, Shilpa Shetty, Zayed Khan, Karan Johar were also seen cheering for his team.
The inaugural ceremony was remarkable. Fireworks and some amazing performances heated up the Bangalore Chinnaswamy stadium. Today, Punjab Kings will take on Chennai Supers Kings and it is also expected to be a fantastic game. On April 20, Knight Riders will take on Deccan Chargers in Kolkata and they would definitely charge up the Eden Garden.