IPL 2025 Final: Rahul Vaidya, Maniesh Paul cheer for Virat Kohli's team RCB, Jannat Zubair cheers for Shreyas Iyer's PBKS

The excitement is at its peak as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) lock horns in the IPL 2025 final — with both teams aiming for their first-ever title. But the fever isn’t limited to the stadium. Bollywood and the television industry are fully immersed in the action, with celebrities passionately rooting for their favorites.

In a surprising twist, Punjabi actor and host Maniesh Paul is cheering not for Punjab Kings, but for RCB. Speaking to Hindustan Times, he revealed, "As a Punjabi, I know everybody expects me to support PBKS. But my son, Yuvan, and I are ardent followers of Virat Kohli. I think RCB has been playing exceptionally well. It’s the 18th year of IPL for Virat, and I hope he wins the cup for the team."

Joining him in RCB fandom is singer Rahul Vaidya. Known for his earlier tiff with Kohli’s fanbase — where he controversially called them “clowns” and revealed that the RCB star had blocked him on Instagram — Vaidya has now made peace. “There is an emotional reason also. It’s because RCB has never won any IPL title till now. So, I really want them to win and main dil se unki taraf hoon because they are a great team, but they have never been able to win so far,” he said.

Kubbra Sait, who shares a family connection with the team (her brother Danish Sait plays RCB's iconic Mr. Nags), is cheering passionately: "RCB! RCB! RCB! They will fight for the cup. The whole country wants the team to win. Even they want to win!"