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Bollywood stars to perform in IPL opening ceremony

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra will perform during the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League VI to held at the Salt Lake Stadium here on April 2.

The opening ceremony would be organised by the Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan's firm Red Chillies Entertainment, Sports Minister Madan Mitra reporters here today.

KKR were the winners of last year's IPL. They had defeated Delhi Daredevils in the final.

The minister said that there was no problem in allowing the stadium to host the function as there were no matches scheduled before and after the programme.

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First Published: Mar 12 2013 | 6:55 PM IST

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