Overview
- Shah Rukh Khan met Lionel Messi at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning during the GOAT Tour stop in Kolkata.
- A video of their handshake circulated widely online, with Inter Miami's Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul also seen on stage.
- SRK introduced his son AbRam, who took a photo with Messi and received an autograph.
- The day's schedule features a meet-and-greet followed by the virtual inauguration of a Messi statue.
- A 70‑ft statue in Lake Town is reported to be nearing its unveiling as the tour proceeds next to Hyderabad and Mumbai.