Categories: I-League

Mohammedan Sporting bestow Amitabh Bachchan with Life-Time Membership

The ultimate superstar of Indian film industry Amitabh Bachchan, who is shooting for his upcoming film Teen (3) in Kokata for the past few weeks, visited the historical Mohammedan Sporting Club Tent on Tuesday to shoot a sequence of the film involving the 125-year-old club and its youth development project players.

Meanwhile, taking full advantage of the opportunity the Mohammedan Sporting management felicitated the living legend and bestowed with the Honorary Life-Time Membership of the club. During the occasion the club president Janab Sultan Ahmed, MP announced the beginning of club’s 125th Anniversary Celebrations and invited Amitabh Bachchan as the Chief Guest.

Bachchan, who spent the entire day at the club tent, has gleefully accepted the invitation and said he will be attending the gala event, to be held later this year.

Besides Bachchan, “Felu Da” Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and the Head Coach of Mohammedan Sporting Club Subrata Bhattacharya Jr. were also part of the film shooting schedule.

Chris Punnakkattu Daniel

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