Madhavan At A ‘Loss Of Words’ After Seeing Olympic Hero Mirabai Chanu’s Humble Home

On Jul 30, 2021

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The whole nation is proud of Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, a girl from the Impala district of Manipur who recently wrote history and brought home the silver medal in the women’s 49 Kg weightlifting at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics.

After her victory, while the celebration was grand, Mirabai was seen enjoying a sumptuous meal, sitting on the floor of her house.

This picture went viral, and the athlete won everyone’s hearts with this humble photo as it proved that ‘poverty is never an excuse for achieving one’s dreams’, as said by Rajat Sethi.

The picture caught the attention of many Bollywood celebrities as well. Actor R Madhavan said that he couldn’t believe that it’s Mirabai Chanu in the photo.

He shared the photo of Mirabai enjoying rice with curry on the kitchen floor with her family whilst looking at the camera.

He wrote, “Hey, this cannot be true. I am at a complete loss of words.”

Hey this cannot be true. I am at a complete loss of words. https://t.co/4H7IPK95J7

— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) July 29, 2021

Following Maddy’s reaction, many people were quick to comment on the picture as well:

This is the reality in India. When movie stars work on biopic of any athletic, they take home Crs of rupees, besides they’ll receive awards. Fans cheer up, call them “God”. India has cricket god who did nothing for societal or free cricket training for underprivileged young ones

— Deraj Ayyappan (@Deraj_n) July 29, 2021

Pahadis, Highlanders, natives of mountains in India be it Himachal,Uttarakhand,NorthEast, most people in villages in rural India, sit on the floor and eat,proudly,even if rich, especially in kitchen as it is the coziest corner in the house. #MirabaiChanu

— NiveMSN (@NSNiveM) July 29, 2021

North east Indians are comfortable with this. Not in tables.

— Cricket fan (@Ajoy64413712) July 30, 2021

That smile when you finally eat ghar ka khana after 2 years. pic.twitter.com/SrjNqCXZsm

— Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (@mirabai_chanu) July 29, 2021

Mirabai, later on, shared another picture of having home-cooked food. She wrote, “That smile when you eat Ghar ka khana after 2 years.” In a recent interview, after winning the medal, she had also said that she would like to order some pizza after getting back home. As she is spending time with her family, brands are talking deals with her. In fact, Domino’s promised her free pizza for life, whereas INOX said that she wouldn’t have to pay money for a movie ticket.

Congratulations @mirabai_chanu !!
This is incredible!! #TeamIndia #Cheer4India #olympics #Tokyo pic.twitter.com/5fNcrgfAjy

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) July 24, 2021

Many actors from Bollywood showed their love for the Olympic winner.

Anil Kapoor took to Twitter and wrote, “Congratulations @mirabai_chanu !! This is incredible!! #TeamIndia #Cheer4India.”

Even Dia Mirza, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan congratulated Chanu for the big win.

After coming back home, Chanu received a cheque of Rs 1 Crore as a cash reward from Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh along with the Additional Superintendent of Police (Sports) appointment order.

On the work front, R Madhavan is currently prepping for his next role in the movie, Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. The film is based on ISRO scientist Nambi Narayan.

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