IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Highlights: Shah Rukh Khan's dance with Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh steals the show

Mar 22, 2025, 19:41:45 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Highlights: Shah Rukh Khan concluded the opening ceremony and asked the fans at Eden Gardens to stand up for the national anthem ahead of the toss.

Key Events

7:05 PM IST, Mar 22Time for the national anthem
7:02 PM IST, Mar 22Rahane and Patidar with IPL trophy!
6:58 PM IST, Mar 22Special memento for Virat Kohli!
6:55 PM IST, Mar 22Jhoome Jo Pathan feat SRK and Kohli!
6:54 PM IST, Mar 22Rinku ‘Lut-Put gya’!
6:52 PM IST, Mar 22Rinku joins Kohli and SRK!
6:50 PM IST, Mar 22SRK all praise for Kohli!
6:47 PM IST, Mar 22King Khan with King Kohli!
6:47 PM IST, Mar 22Shah Rukh Khan back on the stage!
6:43 PM IST, Mar 22Disha Patani joins Karan Aujla
6:36 PM IST, Mar 22Karan Aujla Show at Eden!
6:32 PM IST, Mar 22Disha Patani takes the stage!
6:28 PM IST, Mar 22Shreya Ghosal lights up Eden Gardens!
6:19 PM IST, Mar 22Shreya brings the positive energy to stage!
6:14 PM IST, Mar 22Shreya Ghosal on the stage!
6:12 PM IST, Mar 22SRK in Pathan mood!
6:10 PM IST, Mar 22SRK takes centerstage!
5:46 PM IST, Mar 22No signs of rain!
4:05 PM IST, Mar 22Anirudh to perform before CSK vs MI!
3:52 PM IST, Mar 22Will it be a recap of IPL 2008?
3:29 PM IST, Mar 22Grand evening at Eden
3:19 PM IST, Mar 22Kolkata weather forecast!
3:06 PM IST, Mar 22SRK's message to KKR players ahead of season opener!
2:26 PM IST, Mar 22Rain a big hurdle for grand show!
2:14 PM IST, Mar 22Shreya Ghoshal ready to spread her magic!
2:04 PM IST, Mar 22SRK to take centerstage!
1:54 PM IST, Mar 22King Khan in Kolkata!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 LIVE: Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh joined SRK on the stage

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Highlights: The opening ceremony concluded with the national anthem. The highlight of the grand show is Shah Rukh Khan dancing with Rinku Singh and Virat Kohli on ‘Lut-Put Gaya’ and ‘Jhoome Jo Pathan’, respectively. Karan Aujla and Disha Patani brought infectious energy to the stage with their power-pack performances. Shreya Ghoshal owned the stage with her soulful voice as the Eden Gardens was all charged up for the big night. Earlier, Shah Rukh Khan kickstarted the show in style. The Indian Premier League, throughout its near two decades of existence, has been closely tied to the glitz and glamour that the Indian entertainment industry always promises. From superstar celebrity owners to the biggest names in Bollywood in regular attendance, the IPL has always been synonymous with star power and the extra colour that it has been able to provide to this T20 league. In some ways, there is no IPL without this connect to cricket-crazed India’s other obsession. And in any season, this is never truer than in the grand opening ceremony for every IPL season, where star names light up the night right before the players prepare to do the same in the season curtain raiser....Read More

This year, it will be the Mecca of Indian cricket, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, that acts as host for the opening match and the ceremony that precedes it. With defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders kicking things off in their title defence up against Royal Challengers Bangalore, with arguably cricket’s biggest superstar Virat Kohli present, the opening ceremony will set the tone.

Eden Gardens will open its gates early for this grand celebration on its hallowed turf, with the opening ceremony set to begin at 6 PM on Saturday, 22 March, and through to the first toss of the tournament an hour later.

But of course, all the eyes and ears will be on who the superstars are that will perform for this Kolkata crowd, and for the millions of eyes watching from all over the country. It’s a true who’s-who of the Indian entertainment industry on show, headlined by one of the pre-eminent musical artists of the country in Shreya Ghoshal, an A-list Bollywood megastar Disha Patani, and one of the faces of desi hip-hop and most popular Punjabi rappers in Karan Aujla. These are the three artists and performers who have already been confirmed to be performing in Kolkata.

Of course, they would be more than enough to get the tournament off to an electric start, but there are still some names that fans and those in the know are speculating could make an appearance at Eden Gardens. Which, don’t forget, is the home ground of the team owned by the biggest name in Indian cinema, perhaps ever, in Shah Rukh Khan. Not to be done just yet, there have also been whisperings of Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor, two more Bollywood superstars, performing as well.

And finally, just to bring in a touch of the IPL’s global appeal, there has even been a hint that American band OneRepublic have been approached for a potential performance, having dropped their hit ‘Tell Me’ in collaboration with Aujla in the last month to bridge that gap, with a music video which starred Disha Patani.

Whatever the case, there is no question that it is going to be a spectacular start to the IPL tournament, and that is even before a coin is flipped or a ball is bowled.

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Mar 22, 2025, 19:05:56 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Time for the national anthem

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Time for the national anthem as Shah Rukh Khan leads once again and the whole Eden Garden stands up.

Mar 22, 2025, 19:02:01 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Rahane and Patidar with IPL trophy!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Rajat Patidar and Ajinkya Rahane arrive on the stage with the IPL trophy. Shah Rukh Khan interacts with the both captains ahead of the mega clash here. SRK is showing all the love to RCB. Meanwhile, Rahane all motivated for the upcoming season.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:58:21 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Special memento for Virat Kohli!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: BCCI president Roger Binny felicitates Virat Kohli with an IPL 18 memento—one of a kind for a generational cricketer.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:57:29 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: BCCI officials on stage!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan graciously invited the BCCI officials on the stage to take forward the proceedings. He also invites the performers of the night - Shreya Ghoshal, Disha Patani and Karan Aujla on the stage too.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:55:24 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Jhoome Jo Pathan feat SRK and Kohli!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan and Virat Kohli grooved on “Jhoome Jo Pathaan,” and the crowd just went mad at Eden Gardens as the two kings of different fields owned the stage here.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:54:03 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Rinku ‘Lut-Put gya’!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan and Rinku Singh dance on 'Lut Put Gaya' while Kohli laughs while watching the KKR star from side.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:52:23 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Rinku joins Kohli and SRK!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: KKR superstar Rinku Singh joins Virat Kohli and Shah Rukh Khan on the stage. The young batter also gets a huge pop from the crowd here.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:50:17 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: SRK all praise for Kohli!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan in all praise for Virat Kohli on the stage as Eden cheered loudly for the cricketing superstar. Kohli makes a big statement "The Old Generation is still here".

Mar 22, 2025, 18:47:51 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: King Khan with King Kohli!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan acknowledges Virat Kohli as the KING and GOAT as the batting maestro joins him on the stage.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:47:07 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan back on the stage!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan is back on the stage. The Bollywood megastar hails the Indian Premier League for the emergence of young stars in thecricketing world.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:43:45 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Disha Patani joins Karan Aujla

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Disha Patani joins Karan Aujla on the stage for his final song - 'Tell Me'. He collaborated with American band OneRepublic for the big chartbuster earlier this year.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:42:26 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Karan makes Eden dance on ‘Tauba-Tauba’

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Karan Aujla's ‘Tauba-Tauba’ gets a big pop from the Eden crowd as the fans are grooving on the 2024 chartbuster. The Punjabi pop star has a huge fan following across India, and the young kids in the crowd are enjoying his performance.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:36:36 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Karan Aujla Show at Eden!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Karan Aujla has taken over Eden Gardens now. He is here to own the stage which is nothing new for the Punjabi hit machine.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:32:17 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Disha Patani takes the stage!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Time for the second act of the night as Disha Patani takes the centerstage as she starts her dance performance on a hit song from Baaghi 3.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:28:23 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shreya Ghosal lights up Eden Gardens!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shreya Ghosal continues to own the stage here with her power-pack performance. She took it to another level with the all-time classic ‘Vande Mataram’ to conclude her performance.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:19:47 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shreya brings positive energy to stage!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: The Eden Gardens is matching the beats with Shreya Ghoshal who has brought a positive energy on the stage with some motivating songs like - “Har Maidan Fateh” and “Zinda hai toh”. The light show is only elevating her performance to the next level.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:14:33 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shreya Ghosal on the stage!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shreya Ghoshal takes the stage with her crew and starts off with her latest Bollywood hit “Ami Je Tomar”. The Eden Gardens lights up with her presence, and the crowd goes gaga.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:12:13 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: SRK in Pathan mood!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shah Rukh Khan delivers his classic "Pathan ke ghar pe party…' and the crowd at Eden Gardens goes crazy. He then shares the line up for the evening starring Shreya Ghoshal, Disha Patani and Karan Aujla.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:10:33 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: SRK takes centerstage!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan takes centerstage as he is the host of the evening. The iconic actor delivers a hard-hitting speech on the journey of IPL.

Mar 22, 2025, 18:00:59 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Virat Kohli fans making presence felt!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: It seems like RCB will get some support at Eden Gardens courtesy the massive popularity and fan following of Virat Kohli. However, the majority is expected to turn purple for the big-ticket season opener.

Mar 22, 2025, 17:46:16 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: No signs of rain!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: The weather looks pleasant at the moment, and the commentators are on the field to talk about the 18th edition and the season opener between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Mar 22, 2025, 17:37:01 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Fans coming in big numbers!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: The fans are coming in big numbers for the mega clash. Eden Gardens will open its gates early for this grand celebration on its hallowed turf, with the opening ceremony set to begin at 6 PM

Mar 22, 2025, 17:30:39 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Disha Patani and Karan Ajula to perform together!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Disha Patani and Karan Ajula are expected to perform together on the stage. They both shared screen recently in a hit song, Tell Me, in collaboration with hit American band OneRepublic. There were reportsthat American band OneRepublic have been approached for a potential performance but it is highly likely now with no official update on it.

Mar 22, 2025, 17:15:02 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Eden to host a special night!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: This year, it will be the Mecca of Indian cricket, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, that acts as host for the opening match and the ceremony that precedes it.

Mar 22, 2025, 17:03:16 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Performers in opening ceremony!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: It’s a true who’s-who of the Indian entertainment industry on show, headlined by Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan, one of the pre-eminent musical artists of the country in Shreya Ghoshal, an A-list Bollywood actress Disha Patani, and one of the faces of desi hip-hop and most popular Punjabi rappers in Karan Aujla.

Mar 22, 2025, 16:43:38 IST

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: No rain at the moment!

IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: It seems like there is no rain in Kolkata at this point of time but the weather still looks a bit gloomy with clouds all over the head. Kolkata has experienced persistent, though not particularly heavy, rainfall in the days leading up to the season opener.

Mar 22, 2025, 16:32:49 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Inclement weather a big threat!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: The looming weather threat could derail plans of opening ceremony. A washout would result in both teams sharing one point each, a disappointing start to the tournament for fans eagerly awaiting a high-octane battle.

Mar 22, 2025, 16:20:17 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Will this be RCB's year?

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Will this be the year for Royal Challengers Bangalore? That's the question on the lips of the RCB faithful, who always enter the new IPL season with so much hope, but more than a touch of paranoia having watched this team implode in a variety of ways. After a special campaign last season, looking dead and buried only to come back to life breathing fire, it's time for another full reset in Bangalore

Mar 22, 2025, 16:05:53 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Anirudh to perform before CSK vs MI!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Anirudh Ravichander will perform at Chepauk ahead of the mega Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians clash. The ace musician, who gave music to blockbusters like Jawaan, Vikram and Jailer, will perform his songs at the big stage.

Mar 22, 2025, 15:52:33 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Will it be a recap of IPL 2008?

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: KKR's opening match against RCB has revived memories of the inaugural IPL game in 2008 when Brendon McCullum played a historic knock of 158 runs for KKR against the same opponent.

Mar 22, 2025, 15:41:54 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Weather disrupt preparations

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: The weather has already disrupted preparations, with rain cutting short both teams' training sessions on Friday. Earlier in the week, a KKR intra-squad practice match was washed out after just one innings, while light rain also affected training sessions on Wednesday and Thursday.

Mar 22, 2025, 15:29:45 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Grand evening at Eden

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Eden Gardens will open its gates early for this grand celebration on its hallowed turf, with the opening ceremony set to begin at 6 PM on Saturday, 22 March, and through to the first toss of the tournament an hour later.

Mar 22, 2025, 15:19:38 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Kolkata weather forecast!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: The IMD has warned of unstable weather conditions across West Bengal, driven by a trough extending from central Odisha to Vidarbha and a wind confluence over eastern India, compounded by an anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels. This atmospheric setup is expected to bring isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds, to parts of the state, including Kolkata, from March 20 through March 22.

Mar 22, 2025, 15:06:09 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: SRK's message to KKR players ahead of season opener!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live: Ahead of the 2025 season, a video shared by KKR’s social media channels sees Shah Rukh Khan speaking to the players and staff members of the team in a dressing room, giving them some love and support ahead of this crucial IPL campaign.

Mar 22, 2025, 14:53:42 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Disha to dazzle at Eden!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Bollywood actress Disha Patani will set the stage ablaze with her power-pack performance. She will dance on her hit numbers and might also team up with Karan Aujla for their latest hit song.

Mar 22, 2025, 14:37:23 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Kolkata to vibe on Karan Aujla voice!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: One of the faces of desi hip-hop and the most popular Punjabi rappers in Karan Aujla will also take the Eden Gardens by storm with his rocking performance in the evening.

Mar 22, 2025, 14:26:14 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Rain a big hurdle for grand show!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: With an orange alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for Kolkata and surrounding regions, forecasts of rain and thunderstorms have cast a shadow over the season opener, potentially disrupting both the match and the glitzy opening ceremony planned ahead of it.

Mar 22, 2025, 14:14:08 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Shreya Ghoshal ready to spread her magic!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Shreya Ghoshal will enthral the jam-packed Eden Gardens with her soulful voice. One of the pre-eminent musical artists of the country, Ghoshal will sing her Bollywood melodies to mesmerise the fans in Kolkata.

Mar 22, 2025, 14:04:42 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: SRK to take centerstage!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: The BCCI just confirmed that Shah Rukh Khan to set the stage on fire in the mega IPL 2025 opening ceremony at Eden Gardens.

Mar 22, 2025, 13:54:21 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: King Khan in Kolkata!

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan has landed in Kolkata for the season opener between his team, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens. However, it has not been confirmed whether he will perform at the opening ceremony.

Mar 22, 2025, 13:48:09 IST

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Hello and welcome

IPL Opening Ceremony 2025 Live Updates: Hello and welcome to our live blog of IPL 2025 opening ceremony where several Bollywood celebrities will take the centerstage at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.