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Dream11, the fantasy sports platform, has brought together Bollywood and cricket in its latest campaign, “Aapki Team Mein Kaun?” for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Featuring Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Jackie Shroff, Arbaaz Khan, and more, the ad turns into a clash of egos over who reigns supreme––Khan or Kapoor.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the ad begins with Pant asking Khan to help him get a photo with Kapoor. Khan responds saying, “Forget the photo, he’ll give you a kiss instead. He’s like family, come here,” and leads Pant to Kapoor. However, the mood shifts when Khan refers to Kapoor as “Ranbir Singh”.
“He’s the biggest star of your generation—Ranbir… Singh,” says Khan, annoying Kapoor. Sharma corrects Khan saying, “Not Singh, sir, it’s Kapoor.” The superstar laughs it off, replying, “It’s the same thing, man… both are handsome, well done.”
As the ad progresses, surprise cameos from Arbaaz Khan and Jackie Shroff add to the entertainment. Kapoor also delivers his iconic dialogue from Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The ad ends with Khan and Kapoor forming their own teams, leaving the cricketers debating which side to join.
Sharing the video, Sharma wrote, “Aamir Sir wapis bane Ghajini, KAPOOR ko bulaya SINGH. Iss T20 season, shuru hua sabse bada muqabala (Aamir Sir has become Ghajini again, has called Kapoor a ‘Singh’. This T20 season, the biggest competition has begun.)”
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With over two million views in just two hours, the video has set the Internet ablaze, leaving fans wondering about the ad’s budget. “I’m getting a migraine thinking about the money splurged to get all of them together in an ad,” a user wrote. “Better script and screen play than movie ‘Naadaniyaan’,” another user commented.
“Probably the most expensive ad,” a third user said. “This is not just an ad but a whole another universe,” a fourth user commented.
