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NDTV
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
"Long Due, King Kohli GOAT": How Film Stars Reacted To Virat Kohli And RCB's IPL 2025 Win
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and its fans are on cloud nine. The team finally won the Indian Premier League for the first time since its inception in 2008. The Rajat Patidar-led RCB thrashed Punjab Kings (PBKS), headed by Shreyas Iyer, by 6 runs in Tuesday's thrilling contest at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Wait Is Finally Over With the 18-year wait finally over, it was nothing short of an emotional moment for its star player and former captain, Virat Kohli. Film celebrities Vicky Kaushal, Ranveer Singh, Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Ajay Devgn, Kartik Aaryan, and Ananya Panday also joined in the celebrations, sharing heartfelt posts on social media. Who Said What Vicky Kaushal gave a heartfelt tribute to Virat Kohli on his Instagram Stories. 'To the man who's given everything to the sport... this was long due! Virat Kohli,' he wrote. Ranveer Singh called Virat Kohli a 'one club player' and added a crown emoji in an apparent nod to the cricketer's nickname 'King Kohli'. Allu Arjun shared a screengrab of the heartwarming moment when RCB players celebrated with a group hug. The caption read, 'THE WAIT IS OVER. ' Ee sala cup namde! [This year, the cup is ours!]' At last! We've been waiting for this day for 18 years. A big, big congratulations to RCB!' The Pushpa star also shared a reel of his son Allu Ayaan who was ecstatic after RCB finally lifted the coveted IPL trophy. Rashmika Mandanna shared a poster of the winning team along with the gleaming trophy. 'It smells like victory in here,' she wrote, adding a red heart emoji. Kartik Aaryan also shared a video of one of Virat Kohli's emotional moments on the field. On his Instagram Stories, the actor wrote, "Finally Jersey No 18, after 18 years. Congratulations GOAT Virat Kohli." Ananya Panday also shared a similar video on her Instagram Stories. She added a red heart, a clapping and a face holding back tears emoji in the caption. Suniel Shetty was emotional too. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Suniel Shetty (@ Ajay Devgn on his Instagram Stories said, 'Been watching and cheering for RCB has made history. Congratulations Virat Kohli and the entire team.' Arjun Kapoor reposted a photo of Virat Kohli holding the trophy. 'Grit, resilience, perseverance, loyalty, faith, belief & that happened over 18 years seems worth it for this moment !!! Congratulations to Virat Kohli & Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the win,' he captioned his post. Sonu Sood shared a carousel post on Instagram for this year's winning team. To congratulate Virat Kohli and RCB, the actor wrote, 'RCB!!! Mehnat ka phal meetha hota hai – finally! Virat Kohli bhai & team, Heartily congratulations. Punjab – tough luck, played with heart and character! Respect to both sides!' View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sonu Sood (@sonu_sood) In A Nutshell With RCB winning their maiden IPL title, it was a dream come true not only for its star player and former captain Virat Kohli, but also for several film stars who stood by the team through thick and thin over these long 18 years.
Pink Villa
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Starry cheers for RCB after IPL 2025 win: Vicky Kaushal, Ananya Panday, Kartik Aaryan and others in celebratory mode
What a crazy night of emotions and pure joy at the same time as Royal Challengers Bangalore lifted the IPL 2025 trophy after 18 long years. We could see the victory in Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma's eyes. And the celebration still continues as the internet cannot get over the IPL fever yet. Well, even the Bollywood celebrities cannot keep calm after the big win, and social media has been flooded with their reactions. From Vicky Kaushal, Ananya Panday, to Kartik Aaryan, everyone took to their social media handles to express their joy and celebrate. Vicky Kaushal took to his Instagram stories and wrote a big '18' with a crying face emoji, a red heart emoji and a trophy emoji. Every fan was going through the same emotions, and this message was very relatable. Ajay Devgn too took to his Instagram handle and wrote, 'Been watching and cheering for years…finally RCB has made history. Congratulations @ and the entire team.' Sonu Sood shared a picture of the moment Virat Kohli can be seen running towards his teammates after winning with pure joy on his face and wrote, 'RCB!!! Mehnat ka phal meetha hota hai – finally! @ bhai and team, heartily congratulations. Punjab – tough luck, played with heart and character! Respect to both sides!' Like any other RCB fan, Kartik Aaryan was also rejoicing RCB victory. Taking to his Instagram story, he wrote, 'finally Jersey No 18 After 18 years.' Ananya Panday, who is usually seen supporting and cheering for Shah Rukh Khan's KKR, expressed her happiness on her IG story for the RCB win. She shared the news with a red heart, crying face and clapping emoji. Farhan Akhtar took to his Instagram handle and wrote a long note to praise the players. 'Still remember when India won the 2011 WC, a young batsmen said about the legendary Sachin Tendulkar as they lifted him on their shoulders, 'He has carried the burden of the nation for 21 years and it was time for us to return the favour.' That young batsmen was Virat Kohli and today was his turn to be rewarded for carrying the RCB quest for a title burden for 18 years.' Ranveer Singh too took to his Instagram handle and shared a picture of Kohli after the win and wrote, "This is everything." Well, the celebration will go on for some time now and it must! With this the IPL 2025 is over but the fever will continue.
Hindustan Times
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ranveer Singh-Vicky Kaushal hail Virat Kohli after RCB's maiden IPL trophy triumph; Aamir Khan calls him 'perfectionist'
Many celebrities, including Ajay Devgn, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, Allu Arjun, and Kartik Aaryan, have reacted to Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) maiden IPL title success and hailed Virat Kohli. Actor Aamir Khan has also called Virat a "perfectionist." RCB defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the final of the 18th season to bring the trophy home for the first time in 18 years. (Also Read | Anushka Sharma hugs a crying Virat Kohli, jumps with joy as RCB win first IPL title in 18 years. See pics) Taking to his Instagram Stories, Ajay shared a poster of RCB and wrote, "Been watching and cheering for RCB has made history. Congratulations @ and the entire team @ Ranveer Singh, sharing a photo of Virat and AB de Villiers, wrote, "This is everything." Posting a video of Virat getting emotional on field, he said, "One club player" and tagged him. Vicky wrote on his Instagram Stories, "18 (emotional face, red heart and trophy emojis)." Sharing a picture collage of Virat, he added, "To the man who's given everything to the was long due! @ #18." He also congratulated the RCB team on their historic win. Kartik Aaryan, sharing a video of Virat getting emotional, wrote, "Finally Jersey No 18. After 18 years. Congratulations, GOAT @ Sharing a post by RCB, Arjun wrote, "grit resilience perseverance loyalty faith belief and that happened over 18 years seen worth it for this moment!!! Congratulations to and @ 18 for the win (trophy and salute face emojis." Allu Arjun shared a video of his interaction with his son Ayaan, who got very emotional after RCB's win. On Instagram Stories, he wrote, sharing Ayaan's clip, "Ee sala cup namde! Historic win. RCB. Congratulations." He also posted a video in which Ayaan said, "I love Kohli." Holding Ayaan's face, Arjun said, "Your face is glowing." A smiling Ayaan continued, "I like him so much. I got into cricket because of Kohli." In the video, Ayaan was seen lying on the floor in front of the television as Virat hugged his wife-actor Anushka Sharma. Ayaan also poured water on himself, bowed and then screamed, "18 years." Sharing the video, he wrote, "Ayaan getting super emotional. #viratkohli fan boy moment. Soo cute my chinni babu #alluayaan #rcb #ipl2025." A post shared by Allu Arjun (@alluarjunonline) Aamir made an appearance in the commentary box during the IPL 2025 final. Former cricketer Suresh Raina asked Aamir, who is a 'perfectionist" in cricket, according to him. Aamir responded, 'Mujhe toh Sachin lagte the perfectionist. Ab Virat lagte hai (I used to think Sachin Tendulkar was a perfectionist. Now, I think that it's Virat Kohli)." Bengaluru chiselled out a flawless blueprint to lift the trophy after posting 190/9 on the board. Among the most emotional sights of the night was Virat visibly struggling to contain his emotions in the closing moments of the match. Shielding his tears and raw feelings first with his hands, then with his cap. He also hugged Anushka after the win. with ANI inputs
