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PIX: Ranbir, John, Abhishek attend a football match

May 28, 2015 17:34 IST

Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachchan came by to cheer!

Nita Mukesh Ambani recently hosted the inauguration of Jio Garden as well as the First Reliance Foundation Young Champs Scholarship Programme at Bandra Kurla Complex, in suburban Mumbai.

Jio Garden -- a joint initiative of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) -- was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis.

 

Quite a few eminent personalities were invited for the event.

Top row, left to right: Director Rajkumar Hirani, lyricist Parsoon Joshi, film critic Anupama Chopra and her filmmaker husband Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Akash and Anant Ambani. Bottom row, left to right: Anjali and Sachin Tendulkar, Nita Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan, Mukesh Ambani, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and his wife Amruta.

Abhishek Bachchan and Sachin catch up, under Amitabh and Mukesh Ambani's watchful eyes.

John Abraham, Abhishek Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor join the others, as they watch a football match played by the Reliance Foundation Young Champs.

The three actors led the three football teams that played on the day.

 

John, Abhishek and Ranbir greet the young football players.

 

Amitabh later distributed the awards.

Ranbir's team Mumbai City FC won the football match.

Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar