Mumbai:
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan wastouched by the way Kolkata fans expressed their love forSaurav Ganguly by playing Ekla Cholo Re during the matchbetween Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors.
The 69-year-old actor had lent his trademark baritone forfamed Rabindrasangeet Ekla Cholo Re for the film Kahaani.
Ganguly played against Kolkata Knight Riders, his formerteam, for the first time at Eden Garden. Incidentally, it wasalso the first time in his cricketing career that Ganguly usedthe visitor's dressing room at Eden Garden.
"In the IPL at Eden garden in Kolkata... divisiveemotions .. Ganguly playing in his city for another team PWI.They tell me when Saurav got out and walked back, they playedEkla Cholo re from Kahaani, and the entire stadium joined inand sang."
"To those that send appreciation on the playing of eklacholo re at Eden Garden ... my heart felt gratitude ..Butmust give it to the Kolkatans .. even though they weredivided, they gave equal appreciation ... Only in Kolkata !!,"he posted on Twitter.
The 69-year-old actor had lent his trademark baritone forfamed Rabindrasangeet Ekla Cholo Re for the film Kahaani.
Ganguly played against Kolkata Knight Riders, his formerteam, for the first time at Eden Garden. Incidentally, it wasalso the first time in his cricketing career that Ganguly usedthe visitor's dressing room at Eden Garden.
"In the IPL at Eden garden in Kolkata... divisiveemotions .. Ganguly playing in his city for another team PWI.They tell me when Saurav got out and walked back, they playedEkla Cholo re from Kahaani, and the entire stadium joined inand sang."
"To those that send appreciation on the playing of eklacholo re at Eden Garden ... my heart felt gratitude ..Butmust give it to the Kolkatans .. even though they weredivided, they gave equal appreciation ... Only in Kolkata !!,"he posted on Twitter.
