Ajay Devgn has taken to Twitter to mourn the death of legendary former Indian football captain Chuni Goswami.
Goswami died due to cardiac arrest in a Kolkata hospital on Thursday, after battling a prolonged illness.
Devgn has had the opportunity to spend time with legendary footballers from Bengal including Goswami and the late PK Banerjee during the Kolkata shoot schedule of his forthcoming movie, ‘Maidaan’.
“While shooting ‘Maidaan’, I became acquainted with football legend Chuni Goswami’s contribution to the sport. Heartfelt condolences to his family. #RIPChuniGoswami,” Devgn tweeted on Friday.
The period drama ‘Maidaan’ showcases the golden period of Indian football, and Devgn essays late legendary coach Syed Abdul Rahim. Last November, he shot a portion of the film in Kolkata.
Earlier, actor-filmmaker Devgn had also tweeted about his experience of meeting PK Banerjee when the legendary footballer passed away in March this year.
“Had the good fortune of meeting football legend PK Banerjee in Kolkata during the Maidaan schedule in November. Sad to hear about his demise. RIP, the man with the golden kick #PKBanerjee,” the actor had shared.
Goswami was captain of the 1962 Asian Games gold-medal winning team.
The footballer was also an ace cricketer, who also represented Bengal in the first-class cricket tournaments. He played 50 matches for India as a footballer from 1956 to 1964 while as a cricketer, he represented Bengal in 46 first-class games between 1962 and 1973.
