As it happened: Indian Super League 2015 Opening Ceremony

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It's AR Rahman time. Crowd is cheering for the musical maestro.

Founder person of ISL Mrs. Nita Ambani declares Season 2 open. LET'S FOOTBALL

The icon Rajinikanth joins the celebrities on the stage

Founder person of ISL Mrs. Nita Ambani graces the stage at the Opening Ceremony

Sachinnnn..Sachin reverberates in Chennai as the cricket legend gets on stage

Former Miss World and Bollywood's leading lady Aishwarya Rai is on the stage

Sachin Tendulkar making his way to the stage.

Sachin- Rajnikanth-Ashwarya-Alia are on the stage along with Mrs Nita Ambani.

Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is on stage. And the stadium goes absolutely berserk. Sachinnnnn...Sachin chant all over the stadium.

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is up next dancing on Dhoom Machale.

The ISL opening ceremony is about to begin.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan is here as well along with Jaya Bachchan.

The 'sleeping giants of football' woke up to a new dawn with the inauguration of the Indian Super League (ISL) last year and the game has only got more and more popular since then as we reach the doorstep of a new season.

The ISL logo enters the stadium. The atmosphere is stunning.

Abhishek Bachchan acknowledging the fans inside the stadium.

The view of the beautiful JLN stadium.

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, ready with her Bollywood comeback vehicle "Jazbaa", will add a dose of glamour to the opening ceremony of Indian Super League (ISL) in Chennai by performing on a medley of her songs.

Apart from Aishwarya, Oscar winning music composer AR Rahman will add glamour to the event to be held at Chennai's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Rahman, who won the prestigious Oscar for his music in the movie Slumdog Millionaire, will sing the National Anthem.