‘King’ Shah Rukh Khan Greets ‘GOAT’ Lionel Messi In Kolkata With AbRam; Pictures, Videos From Meet-Up Go Viral

Pictures and videos of Shah Rukh Khan interacting with footballer Lionel Messi in Kolkata have taken over the internet. Check them out!

‘King’ Shah Rukh Khan Meets 'GOAT' Lionel Messi

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi is in India, and fans of the G.O.A.T. can’t keep calm. While fans went in large numbers to Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata to meet the internationally well-known and much-loved footballer, so did Bollywood’s Badshah, Shah Rukh Khan and his son, AbRam.

A while ago, glimpses of Messi meeting SRK and AbRam made their way to the internets, and it’s undoubtedly one of the best things you will see on the internet today.

‘King’ Shah Rukh Khan Meets ‘GOAT’ Lionel Messi In Kolkata

For the unversed, Lionel Messi is in Kolkata as the West Bengal capital city is the opening stop of his much-hyped GOAT Tour of India 2025. Talking about him meeting Shah Rukh Khan, video clips have made their way to X and it shows Messi sharing a handshake, a warm smile and a photo-op with AbRam and SRK. This crossover – that merges sports (football) with Bollywood, was definitely not on our 2025 bingo cards.

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Finally The Historic Moment 🔥

SRK x Messi

Two Global Stars in One Frame#SRK #Messi𓃵 pic.twitter.com/2hOVgAkBAz
— SRKian Faizy ( FAN ) (@SrkianFaizy9955) December 13, 2025

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VIDEO | Kolkata: Football icon Lionel Messi to virtually unveil his 70-foot statue from Salt Lake stadium, with West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose and Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan present at the event.#LionelMessi #Kolkata #Football

(Full VIDEO available on PTI Videos –… pic.twitter.com/dqISIwMgl4
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 13, 2025

Some more visuals of Lionel Messi In Kolkata

Messi, G.O.A.T. 🇮🇳⚽

He says, "It's a great pleasure for me to have done this inauguration today because I am very pleased with the support the people of Kolkata give to the national team and to me, and I feel great being here."#GOAT #MessiInIndia pic.twitter.com/Abw3ZjFupQ
— Sumit (@SumitHansd) December 13, 2025

कोलकाता : फुटबॉलर लियोनल मेसी ने किया अपनी 70 फीट ऊंची मूर्ति का वर्चुअल अनावरण

◆ साल्ट लेक स्टेडियम में बनाई गई है मेसी की 70 फीट ऊंची प्रतिमा

◆ मेसी G.O.A.T दौरे पर भारत आए हैं#Kolkata | Kolkata | #MessiInIndia | #Messi𓃵 | #LionelMessi | Messi pic.twitter.com/KQeSGaj06t
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) December 13, 2025

🇮🇳#Messi showed up for all of five minutes at Salt Lake Stadium, West Bengal and that triggered a full-blown meltdown.

Fans tossed bottles, belts, and chairs, and tearing down hoardings in frustration.#MessiInIndia
pic.twitter.com/zUWCGoijVS
— Sumit Kapoor (@moneygurusumit) December 13, 2025

A major Day 1 highlight of Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour of India 2025 was the virtual unveiling of a 70-foot statue of Messi, a spectacle designed for scale, optics, and the kind of fanfare Indian football rarely gets at this level.

During the course of the tour, Messi has packed schedule of public appearances and curated events over a short, high-intensity window.

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Also Read: Karan Johar Expresses Gratitude To ‘Bhai’ Shah Rukh Khan For Praising Homebound; Says, “It Means The World To Me”

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