India, Dec. 13 -- Footballing royalty met Bollywood royalty when Lionel Messi met actor Shah Rukh Khan in Kolkata on Saturday, with the Bollywood star also bringing his son AbRam for the interaction, as the Argentine footballer continued his GOAT India Tour. The meeting took place during Lionel's Kolkata stop, which opened his four-city India visit featuring fan events, stadium appearances and exhibition football engagements.

The tour opened in Kolkata early Saturday morning, with Lionel landing at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport at 2.26 am to a large fan turnout. His schedule in the city included a closed-door meet-and-greet at a city hotel before a visit to Salt Lake Stadium - a venue closely tied to his only previous...