India, Dec. 4 -- Tiger Shroff's love for football is well known. He has now become part of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis's initiative, Project Mahadeva, a statewide football development effort for under- 13 boys and girls, aimed at creating a strong pipeline of young athletes capable of representing India on the international stage. The long term goal of the initiative is to ensure that India's 2034 FIFA World Cup squad includes at least five players from Maharashtra.

Speaking to us about the same Tiger says, "I've always loved football, it's genuinely my favourite sport. When I learned about project Mahadeva and the kind of grassroots impact the Maharashtra government is driving, it immediately felt like something I wanted to be part...