The 22-year-old won a silver medal at the recently concluded World Badminton Championships 2017 on Sunday.
From Amitabh Bachchan to Farhan Akhtar, stars praise PV Sindhu's medal winning effort
MUmbai - 28 Aug 2017 11:59 IST
Shriram Iyengar
India's rising badminton star PV Sindhu added another medal to her growing collection after finishing runner-up to Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the World Badminton Championships 2017 held in Glasgow. Sindhu, making her first appearance in the World Championship, also played one of the longest matches of the championship with Okuhara.
Though her valiant effort did not get her the gold medal, Sindhu certainly had the stars of Hindi cinema standing up in appreciation. Several of them, from Amitabh Bachchan to Farhan Akhtar took to Twitter to praise the sportsperson for her efforts.
Writing on his Twitter, Bachchan said, "#Sindhu , #Pvsindhu1 .. you made India proud .. you are a Champion .. spirit, guts, endurance .. for me you won .. never gave up".
T 2529 - #Sindhu , #Pvsindhu1 .. you made India proud .. you are a Champion .. spirit, guts, endurance .. for me you won .. never gave up pic.twitter.com/gSKIWJ70vO
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 27, 2017
Mubarakaan actor Anil Kapoor celebrated the good weekend for Indian sports by saying 'Just as @ImRo45 marks his 12th ODI century, @Pvsindhu1 wins a silver at the #WorldBadmintonChampionships!! Good day for Indian sports!'
Just as @ImRo45 marks his 12th ODI century, @Pvsindhu1 wins a silver at the #WorldBadmintonChampionships!! Good day for Indian sports!
— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) August 27, 2017
Actor Sonu Sood, too, praised Sindhu as a 'winner'.
Sindhuuuuuuu.. You are a WINNER ..ðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂð India SALUTES youðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂð @Pvsindhu1 ..what a match ðª
— sonu sood (@SonuSood) August 27, 2017
Sarbjit (2016) actor Randeep Hooda refused to focus on Sindhu's loss in the final, instead saying 'No losers here'.
No losers here #Sindhu a winner & #NozomiOkuhara a #Champion this is epitome of #SportsOtherThanCricket #Thriller #2017BWC @Pvsindhu1 ðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂðÂÂÂÂÂÂ
— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) August 27, 2017
Ranveer Singh was taken in by the match's excitement and the tension around it.
Just how close is this match! Nail biting! #Sindhu @Pvsindhu1
— Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) August 27, 2017
Pink producer, Shoojit Sircar, praised both Saina Nehwal and Sindhu for their effort.
True India will shine high when women take over.. and they are doing it .. P.V. Sindhu and Saina Salute...
— Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) August 27, 2017
Lucknow Central's Akhtar tweeted his praise suggesting that the match was too close to call.
Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for winning silver. Extremely close contest that could have gone either way. Tough luck this time. Shine On.
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 28, 2017
Incidentally, both Nehwal and Sindhu are the subjects of biopics. Actor Sood is planning a biopic on Sindhu and has reportedly said, "I would love to see Deepika playing character of Sindhu in my film. She is a fine actress. We are still in the scripting stage. If the part is offered to her and she likes the script and director, and has the time for it, she will surely give her nod."
While Amole Gupte has already signed on Shraddha Kapoor for a biopic on Nehwal. The actress has already taken up training in the sport, with suggestions from Nehwal herself.
It looks like there are new heroes rising in the industry.