Ranbir Kapoor, who was present along with director Anurag Basu and his co-stars Priyanka Chopra and Illeana D’Cruz for a promotional event of their upcoming movie ‘Barfee’, revealed to the reporters that he would be in Kolkata on September 2nd watching Lionel Messi in action.
"I am a huge fan of Messi and rest assured, I am definitely going to go to the match. In fact I and Anuragda (Anurag Basu) had decided some time back that we will watch the match together," he said.
Lionel Messi is all set to captain his team Argentina for the very first time against Venezuela on September 2nd in Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.
Talking about his equation with La Liga giant Barcelona FC he said, “I had an opportunity to meet Messi in Barcelona and during that time I was approached by the Barcelona club to become their brand ambassador in India and I happily accepted."
The movie ‘Barfee’ has been shot all over the state ofWest Bengalincluding the city of Kolkata.
Ranbir Kapoor said that he fell in love with Kolkata while shooting in it.
"It was lovely shooting in Kolkata which is a very big part of BARFEE. I loved the place, the people and especially the food,' he said.
The director Anurag Basu said that his movie had a definite ‘bong connection’.
"The story is about West Bengal and a lot of shooting will take place in the streets of Kolkata. It was always my wish to shoot in Kolkata and now that dream is finally coming true," he added.
When asked if he could resume shooting in Darjeeling that got disrupted previously he said, “I couldn't do shooting in Darjeeling so we have to complete it later but I have not decided if we will go back to Darjeeling or not”.