IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Highlights: The opening ceremony of Indian Premier League 2025 got underway at Eden Gardens in Kolkata with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan giving a terrific speech. Meanwhile, singer Shreya Ghoshal enthralled the fans with her melodious voice. Then came Bollywood actress Disha Patani and stole the show with her amazing dance moves. Punjabi singer Karan Aujla followed her with an impactful performance. After this, SRK called Rinku Singh and Virat Kohli on stage and danced with the two on different songs. The fans could not keep calm, especially when Virat and Shah Rukh danced together on 'Jhoome Jo Pathaan' song. SRK then called the top officials from BCCI and IPL on stage along with the performers at the event and also the captains of KKR and RCB. They all sang the Indian national anthem together to cap off the opening ceremony. (KKR vs RCB Live Updates)
Here are the Highlights of IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony -
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- 18:51 (IST)IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: SRK calls Virat on stage!After Karan Aujla's performance, host Shah Rukh Khan once again came on the stage with mic on his hand. He then called Royal Challengers Bengaluru and India player Virat Kohli on the stage. The duo had some funny and good conversation before SRK also called Kolkata Knight Riders and India player Rinku Singh on stage.
- 18:30 (IST)IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: It's Disha Patani time!!!The performance of Shreya Ghosal has ended and now comes Bollywood actress Disha Patani on the stage. Before her arrival, the iconic IPL music gets played. The lights come and there is Disha in silver dress, setting the stage on fire by dancing on 'Pagol' song.
- 18:16 (IST)IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: Shreya enthralls fans!Shreya continues and she sings 'Ghoomar' before 'Kar Har Maidaan Fateh'. The fans are also singing with her. As I type this, Shreya is singing 'Saami Saami' song. The light effects and the melodious voice of Shreya is making it a terrific show.
- 18:08 (IST)Live: IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony kicks offThe opening ceremony for IPL 2025 has kicked off at Eden Gardens, Bengaluru. And... It is Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who starts it with the mic in his hand. He is giving a terrific speech at the beginning and the fans could not stay calm. There is a huge roar in the crowd.
- 17:41 (IST)IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: All clear!The weather looks perfectly fine at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. This means we are likely to witness the opening ceremony without any rain interruption or even the threat of it. So now... the focus shifts to the peformers for the event - Shreya Ghoshal, Disha Patani and Karan Aujla. Notably, Shah Rukh Khan is also there to entertain the crowd.
- 16:32 (IST)IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: How is the weather forecast?With the city placed under an Orange Alert by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), concerns are growing over whether the blockbuster opener will proceed as scheduled. Forecasts indicate a 74% chance of rain during the day, which increases to 90% by evening, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and strong gusts of wind. Despite the high probability of rain, there is still some hope as the sun was shinning brightly entire day in Kolkata.
- 16:11 (IST)IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: A much-awaited game follows!Just after the opening ceremony at Eden Gardens, defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a much-awaited contest. Big stars like Virat Kohli, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Liam Livingstone and Tim David will be in action.
- 16:05 (IST)IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony Live: SRK's message for KKRAhead of Kolkata Knight Riders' IPL 2025 opening match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday, superstar Shah Rukh Khan delivered a pep talk to his cricket team, asking them to be "healthy and happy". The official X page of Kolkata Knight Riders shared the video of SRK talking to the team members, which is led by new skipper Ajinkya Rahane this season.