Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan And Vicky Kaushal To Attend IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony: Report
IPL 2025: The opening ceremony is likely to be attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal, and Shraddha Kapoor.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 edition will get underway on March 22 with the opening contest between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens. Before the match, a star-studded opening ceremony will take place. According to Hindustan Times, the event is likely to be attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Vicky Kaushal, and Shraddha Kapoor. The same report also stated that American pop band OneRepublic has been approached to deliver a power-packed performance.
“Their presence is likely to add a touch of glamour and excitement to the highly anticipated event. Shah Rukh is expected to attend as his team is playing the opening match, and Salman might make an appearance to promote his upcoming film, Sikandar,” Hindustan Times quoted a source as saying.
As per the report, the performances are expected to be vibrant, adding a lot of colour to the opening contest of the 18th edition of the IPL.
“Shreya Ghoshal, Disha Patani, Karan Aujla, Arijit Singh, Shraddha Kapoor, and Varun Dhawan will be performing. In addition to that, pop band OneRepublic, who collaborated with Karan Aujla and Disha Patani recently for ‘Tell Me’, has also been approached for a performance at the opening ceremony,” the source added.
The other names in the guest list for the opening match are Katrina Kaif, Priyanka Chopra, Triptii Dimri, Ananya Panday, Madhuri Dixit, Janhvi Kapoor, Urvashi Rautela, Pooja Hegde, Kareena Kapoor, Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan.
If Salman Khan indeed attends the opening match between KKR and RCB, it will mark the first time that Bhai will be seen attending a cricket match, alongside SRK, who happens to be the co-owner of KKR.
Speaking of Salman Khan, the actor will next be seen in ‘Sikandar’, which is set to release in theatres on Eid 2025. As per reports, the new Hindi movie is likely to hit the theatres on Sunday, March 30.
Earlier this month, Salman had unveiled a new poster for his ‘Sikandar’. The poster featured Salman attempting to deflect an attack from a sharp object, with his intense gaze taking centre stage.
The film also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Prateik Patil Babbar, Sathyaraj, and Anjini Dhawan.
Talking about SRK, he will next be seen in Siddharth Anand’s ‘King’, alongside Suhana Khan. The film is also rumoured to feature Abhishek Bachchan and ‘Munjya’ fame Abhay Verma.
‘King’ is being jointly produced by SRK’s Red Chillies Entertainment and Siddharth Anand’s Marflix Pictures.
