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24 May 2024

Kartik Aaryan Becomes the Face Of Disney+ Hotstar's ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Campaign

Conceptualized by the Disney+ Hotstar team and directed by Vijay Maurya, the film captures the excitement of the game with its catchy jingle and its significance in the lives of Indians as they come together to revel and cheer for Team India.

Mumbai, 24th May, 2024: As we inch closer to the beginning of the eagerly anticipated ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 starting 2 June, fans across the nation are rooting for the Men in Blue. Post the success of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign, Disney+ Hotstar has once again collaborated with the young superstar Kartik Aaryan as he becomes the face of its latest campaign, Free For All, Har Match Har Ball. The recently released ad film for the campaign emphasizes Disney+ Hotstar’s ‘Free on Mobile’ offering for the tournament enabling all the cricket fans across the country to never miss any cricketing action.

Kartik’s love for cricket is known to all and the Bollywood actor is extremely passionate about the sport. The ad film opens with a shot of the hustling and bustling railway station platform and Kartik Aaryan in a Team India jersey making an announcement. In his signature style, we see him rallying cricket fans from all nooks and corners, dancing and celebrating to a ‘Free for All’ jingle as he declares that users can watch ‘Har Match Har Ball’ of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for free on the Disney+ Hotstar mobile app. Conceptualized by the Disney+ Hotstar team and directed by Vijay Maurya, the film captures the excitement of the game with its catchy jingle and its significance in the lives of Indians as they come together to revel and cheer for Team India. To top it off, Irfan Pathan and Sanjay Manjrekar are also seen playing cameos in the film.

The first match of the T20 World Cup will take place between USA and Canada on 2 June 2024 at 6:00 AM IST. The ninth edition of the tournament will be hosted by West Indies and the USA, with the event featuring 20 teams competing across 55 games for the right to be crowned ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 champions.

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