Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory on Sunday, scoring twice against France in one of the all-time great finals with the South Americans holding their nerve to triumph in a penalty shootout.
Messi finally crowned his record-breaking career by claiming football's biggest prize with a performance that will go down in World Cup history, scoring a first-half penalty and netting again in extra time.
While tens of thousands of blue and white-shirted Argentina fans rose to salute Messi as he told them "we're champions of the world!" on the stadium microphone, desi fans made the most of the win on Twitter by sharing some Bollywood-inspired memes. However, none could compete with the Akshay Kumar memes that soon took over fan handles.
Shortly after Messi and the Argentinian team picked up the World Cup trophy, photos of Akshay in the Argentine colours began doing the rounds online. Stills from the 'Housefull 3' scene quickly took over social media with meme makers saying, "Akshay Kumar to play Messi in his biopic."
Another quipped, "Akshay already getting ready for his next movie."
Another fan even suggested a title for the biopic saying, "Lionel Messi: The Legend of Argentina Biopic incoming! Starring @akshaykumar."
Akki, who has become the king of biopics in B-town, will be seen portraying mining engineer Sardar Jaswant Singh Gill in an upcoming biopic. He will also be seen in 'Gorkha', a film that is based on the life of Major General Ian Cardozo, a legendary officer of the Gorkha Regiment of the Indian Army.
