#FootballGoals: Daniel Craig May Visit India for a Charity Match

The James Bond star will be in India with the organisation Humanicy to talk about culture & humanities in diplomacy.

James Bond (Daniel Craig), Q (Ben Whishaw) and Tanner (Rory Kinnear) with the Aston Martin DB10 in Spectre. (Photo: Spectre’s Facebook page)

Daniel Craig of James Bond fame could be in India next month – if all goes according to plan.

According to a Mid-Day report, Craig will be in Delhi on 11 June to be the star attraction at a charity football match between Bollywood celebrities and politicians.

The UN named Craig as the global advocate for elimination of mines and explosive hazards during the International Happiness Day celebrations in March this year.

The James Bond star recently joined hands with Italian activist-diplomat Angelo Antonio Toriello, whose organisation, Humanicy, focusses on the role of humanities and culture in shaping diplomacy.

Toriello, who is organising the football match, was in Mumbai recently to oversee the arrangements with his India team for the fundraiser.

Considering Daniel Craig’s contribution to the social cause, he is keen to lend support to our initiatives. We have already approached him and sounded him about the gala. He has evinced a desire to visit India. We are giving him an occasion to lend support to our causes. We are hopeful that he will be able to be there for the gala.

Angelo Antonio Toriello

Ranbir Kapoor. (Youtube screenshot)

Bollywood celebs rumoured to be a part of the event include Ranbir Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Arjun Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Dino Morea, Aditya Roy Kapur.

The politicians team is led by Babul Supriyo and Manoj Tiwari, apart from MPs of different states.

The chief guests at the charity match will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.