Friday, May 15, 2009

Challengers’ fans get a Royal Treat


As the Royal Challengers battle it out in South Africa, the team got a boost from none other than the gorgeous and talented actress, Katrina Kaif, the team’s brand ambassador, at an event organized for the Royal Challengers fans in Mumbai.

Katrina Kaif, who is an aficionada of the Red Battalion, joined the fans of the team in Mumbai to cheer the Royal Challengers before its match against the Chennai Super Kings.Katrina applauded the team’s efforts so far and sent her best wishes to them for all their future matches.

Speaking at the event, she said, “It has been a great pleasure for me to be a part of Royal Challengers, a team with a great talent pool. The team has been performing well this season and I wish them all the best to continue their sportsmanship for the rest of the tournament. I would like to thank our fans and enthusiasts for their immense support and undeterred faith in the team and players. I will continue to cheer for the Royal Challengers for every match they will play.”

The celebrated actress also gave away merchandise, hampers and prizes to the ten lucky fans who won an online and on ground contest to join Katrina Kaif at this event .

Highlighting the activity, VK Rekhi, President and Managing Director, United Spirits Limited, part of the UB Group, said, “We have a huge fan base here in Mumbai who have supported the Royal Challengers throughout the IPL season. We wanted to offer them an exceptional level of engagement and experience on behalf of the brand. The live match screening with Katrina is to engage the fans and institute a personal communication between them and their favorite team. Through this initiate we also look to invoke more support for the team aligning with Katrina Kaif, who is the brand ambassador of the Royal Challengers.”

Katrina will be cheering for the Royal Challengers across the country with Mumbai following the screenings in the hometown Bangalore and then Hyderabad.

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