Published 23:35 IST, February 2nd 2020
Deepika Padukone lauds father Prakash Padukone for milestone, legends join in celebrations
Deepika Padukone saluted her father Prakash Padukone for completing 25 years of his badminton academy. Legends like Rahul Dravid joined in the celebrations.
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Much before Deepika Pukone became one of top actors of country, her far Prakash Pukone too h me country proud in bminton. After his numerous achievements on court, including Commonwealth Games Gold and All India England Championship title, Pukone Sr continued service to sport by setting up his acemy. As acemy completed 25 years, Deepika went back in time to hour him.
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actor literally took to albums of her far, as he celebrated and hit a smash from his heydays. Deepika wrote that her far’s contribution to Bminton and Indian Sport was ‘immeasurable.’She conveyed her gratitude to him for his ‘dedication, discipline, determination and years of hard work’ and expressed her love and pride for him.
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t just that, even some of ‘legends’ of various fields, like cricket legend Rahul Dravid, football star Sunil Chettri, former bminton ace Pullela Gopichand and Infosys’ Narayana Murthy joined in celebrations. On her Instagram stories, Deepika shared a snap of m being immersed in a discussion.
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Meanwhile, on professional front, Deepika recently featured in Chhapaak. Despite critical acclaim, movie failed at box office. However, actor has multiple films in her kitty, starting with ‘83 opposite husband Ranveer Singh, Shakun Batra’s next and a movie on Mahabharata’s Draupi.
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23:34 IST, February 2nd 2020