Football fever bites Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt

04 July,2014 08:50 AM IST |   |  PTI

They may have failed to catch the initial FIFA World Cup matches while promoting 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' but Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are now set to cheer for their favourite teams during a TV appearance

Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt


They may have failed to catch the initial FIFA World Cup matches while promoting 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' but Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt are now set to cheer for their favourite teams during a TV appearance.


Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt

The two stars will be in Sony Six studio for the FIFA World Cup pre-game show, Cafe Rio. Varun says now that the movie promotions are coming to an end, he does not miss as many matches and despite being a fan of Argentina's Lionel Messi, his loyalties are with Brazil. "I did miss a few matches initially but every time Brazil has played I have watched it.

I also tuned in for Argentina and Colombia matches as I am supporting the South American teams this year," Varun told PTI. Talking about his TV appearance, the 27-year-old actor said, "I will speak about my favourite footballers on the show in the Humpty/Varun avatar on the show.

I was supposed to do something with Cafe Rio in the beginning but I had to decline due to promotions. "When they approached again, I asked Alia and she was game for it as Germany's match is on the same day and she is a German fa

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