Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh has been appointed as the Brand Ambasador of the prestigious National Basketball Association (NBA) for India. But Bollywood’s love for sporting causes is not a new phenomenon. There are plenty of stars who were or still are part of the sporting world in some form or the other. Check out the major ones…
Shah Rukh Khan-Juhi Chawla (Owners of Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier League, Trinbago Knight Riders in Caribbean Premier League and SRK’s company is also one of the stakeholders in Cape Town Knight Riders in South Africa’s T20 Global League)
Preity Zinta (Co-owner of Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League)
Salman Khan (Goodwill Brand Ambassador of Team India for Rio Olympics, 2016)
Akshay Kumar (Co-owner of Bengal Warriors in Pro-Kabaddi League)
John Abraham (Owner of Northeast United FC in Indian Super League)
Abhishek Bachchan (Co-owner of Chennaiyin FC in Indian Super League & owner, Jaipur Pink Panthers in Pro-Kabaddi League)
Varun Dhawan (Brand Ambassador of FC Goa in Indian Super League)
Arjun Kapoor (Indian Brand Ambassador of Chelsea in English Premier League)
Also:
Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra had portions of ownership of Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League
Hrithik Roshan (Co-owner of Pune FC in Indian Super League)
Ranbir Kapoor owns stake in Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC
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