Footballer Pele dies at 82: Vicky Kaushal, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan & others mourn his loss

Pele, a Brazilian soccer legend passed away on Thursday. He was battling colon cancer at the age of 82.

A bunch of Bollywood celebs have expressed their greif and shared their childhood memories associated with on their social media handles.

Abhishek Bachchan took to his Instagarm handle and posted a picture of the footballer along with a heartwarming caption that read, "As a child my father introduced me to Pelé and his magic. And thus began a lifelong love for football. We had shelves filled with VHS tapes of his and the Brazilian team’s matches. I would religiously watch them with my father. A magician we’ve all been blessed to witness. A few years ago, whilst visiting India I somehow managed to get an autographed jersey of his. It has pride of placement in my office. Thank you, sir for teaching us about joga bonito and being such a hero and idol to billions. Rest in Peace to the greatest! @pele"

Vicky Kaushal posted on social media what Pele had to say about footballer Diego Maradona's passing. The post read: "When Maradona died, Pele said he hopes some day he'll ‘play ball with Maradona in the sky’. Today is that day. Rest in peace."

Kareena Kapoor also shared a picture on her Instagram stories and wrote, "king". 

Anupam Kher wrote on Twitter, "Dearest Pele! You and your game, and the way you played it, will always be #GameChanger for millions of people all the world. Whether they played football or not. Thank you for your inspiring life. #RipLegend #OmShanti #Pele."

Ajay Devgn's tweet read, "I join the rest of the world in grieving for the Football Legend Pele. He was synonymous with the sport that the world continues to be enamoured with. May the Legend’s soul find eternal peace. Wherever football is played, your mention will always come."

Apart from them many others like Madhur Bhandarkar, and Shilpa Shetty also expreesed their grief for Pele's loss. 

We hope and pray may his soul rest in peace.