Bollywood: Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Kartik Aaryan to headline football match in Dubai

Bollywood superstars Abhishek Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, and many others are heading to Dubai for a star-studded football match between two celebrity camps. The football match will take place on May 7 at the Shahab Al Ahli Stadium, Mamzar.

Owned by Bunty Walia, and led by captain Abhishek along with vice captain Ranbir Kapoor and star player Kartik Aaryan, who are all known for their love for the game, the All Stars Football Club (ASFC) also features Shoojit Sircar, Leander Paes, and Aparshakti Khurana as part of their 18-man squad. Dino Morea, Shabir Ahluwalia, Vivian Dsena, Harpreet Baweja, Karan Wahi, Armaan Ralhan, Shashank Khaitan, Rohan Shresth, Karan Veer Mehra, Ahan Shetty, Abhimanyu Dasani, Samir Kochhar are also among those who will make their presence felt at the stadium.

“Abhishek, Ranbir and Kartik are practising regularly along with others for this. They are very passionate about the game, and are super excited to play with Emirates United! We are all focusing on “giving back” by supporting a good cause,” states Bunty Walia.

Ayush Gupta of AG Events adds; “I am excited to organise this event in Dubai. The team is more excited to play for a good cause and especially meet their fans in the UAE! We’ve already got multiple queries for tickets before even going live. The fans are already rooting for their favourite ASFC.”

The celebrities will take on a talented UAE-based community football team, Emirates United, led by H.E. Nasser Al Neyadi and include others such as Bakhit Saad, Ex UAE Footballer Mohammed Qasim and social media celeb Abdulaziz Binbaz.

The event is organised by AG events. Tickets can be booked on Platinumlist, Bookmyshow and Q-tickets. Prices start from Dh 50 onwards.

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