Music legend A R Rehman to meet football legend Pele in Kolkata

It will be a meeting of Titans when music legend A R Rehman meets up with Brazilian football legend Pele on October 12. A R Rehman, Academy Award winner, famous for his song ‘Jai Ho’ is creating music for Pele’s biopic ‘Pele: Birth of a Legend’. He will jet down to Kolkata to meet the 74-year-old football legend and be a part of the Legends Night at the Netaji Indoor Stadium.
Also present on the occasion would be West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly.
This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 8 October 2015.

Pele’s birthday falls on October 23 and Rehman would sing him a birthday song and would use this occasion to discuss his biopic.
Pele, three-time FIFA World Cup winner, would be arriving in the city on October 11. Among his itinerary are attending Indian Super League (ISL) defending champions Atletico de Kolkata’s home game against the Kerala Blasters. He will then be the guest of honor two days later.
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