PV Sindhu’s win has made her the first-ever Indian to win a gold at the BWF World Championships.Indian badminton player PV Sindhu created history on Sunday evening by becoming the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the BWF World Championships. And while the nation celebrated her big victory, stars from across film industries also hailed the proud moment. Shah Rukh Khan, Kapil Sharma, Taapsee Pannu, SS Rajamouli, Hansika Motwani and Vijay Deverakonda were among those who took to Twitter to congratulate the ace shuttler.
SRK tweeted, “Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships… Making us proud as a nation with your exceptional talent. Keep creating history!,” while Kapil Sharma wrote on his Twitter account, “Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 you made us proud with ur talent n hard work. may u keep shining like a star ⭐️ #pvsindhu #BWFWorldChampionships #bwfworldchampionship2019 #INDIA.”
Akshay Kumar wrote, “Heartiest congratulations @Pvsindhu1 on becoming the first Indian to win a 🥇at the #BWFWorldChampionships2019. What a feat to achieve, you completely smashed it 👏👏” His Mission Mangal co-star Taapsee Pannu tweeted, “Finally!!!!! Ladies and gentlemen , let’s welcome the new world champion
@Pvsindhu1 !!!!! It’s THE GOLD finally!!!!!! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 #BWFWorldChampionships2019”
SS Rajamouli wrote on his Twitter account, “A result of sheer hardwork, resilience and consistent effort! Congrats on becoming the first WORLD CHAMPION from India @Pvsindhu1! A historic moment. So proud! #BWFWorldChampionships2019.” Vijay Deverakonda tweeted, “1st Indian to win World Badminton Gold!@Pvsindhu1- Congratulations Champ :)) Making us all proud!!!”
A few more celebs also shared their wishes for PV Sindhu.
Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships… Making us proud as a nation with your exceptional talent. Keep creating history!
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 25, 2019
Heartiest congratulations @Pvsindhu1 on becoming the first Indian to win a 🥇at the #BWFWorldChampionships2019. What a feat to achieve, you completely smashed it 👏👏
— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) August 25, 2019
Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 you make us so proud!
Respect.
a.— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) August 25, 2019
Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 you made us proud with ur talent n hard work 🤗🇮🇳 may u keep shining like a star ⭐️ #pvsindhu #BWFWorldChampionships #bwfworldchampionship2019 #INDIA pic.twitter.com/b5WRkOIZGX
— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) August 25, 2019
A result of sheer hardwork, resilience and consistent effort! Congrats on becoming the first WORLD CHAMPION from India @Pvsindhu1! A historic moment. So proud! 👏🏻👏🏻 #BWFWorldChampionships2019
— rajamouli ss (@ssrajamouli) August 25, 2019
1st Indian to win World Badminton Gold!@Pvsindhu1 – Congratulations Champ :)) Making us all proud!!! pic.twitter.com/9mC6k3A5eU
— Vijay Deverakonda (@TheDeverakonda) August 25, 2019
Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships.Making us proud as a nation with your exceptional talent. Keep creating history! #PVSindhu #WorldBadmintonChampionship pic.twitter.com/YphVweIGNF
— Hansika (@ihansika) August 25, 2019
तू जो चाह ले अगर, क़दमों में तेरे हो शिखर Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for inspiring this generation and making our Nation Proud again. God Bless https://t.co/oW1BtNMxwU
— Kailash Kher (@Kailashkher) August 25, 2019
Congratulations @Pvsindhu1
Yay…
First Indian to Win the #BWFWorldChampionships2019 !! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
Thanks For Making Us Proud.. #PVSindhu pic.twitter.com/O3HipwiCzH— Koena Mitra (@koenamitra) August 25, 2019
Congratulations to @PVSindhu1 🙏 proud moment for 🇮🇳🇮🇳#BWFWorldChampionships2019#PVSindhu pic.twitter.com/ObTm5oOSZK
— GURMEET CHOUDHARY (@gurruchoudhary) August 25, 2019
Way to go #PVSindhu 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Your dedication and hard work is so inspiring!! Such a proud moment for all of us! 🤗 pic.twitter.com/6aAuHpsGIo
— Raashi Khanna (@RaashiKhanna) August 25, 2019
We have a new WORLD CHAMPION from India 🇮🇳. Indian flag and an Indian name PV Sindhu at the peak of Badminton world. Congrats CHAMP @PVSindhu1. National Anthem right after your victory is what every Indian dream for. PROUD. #BWFWorldChampionships2019 pic.twitter.com/sEPiqEgBX0
— Sudheer Babu (@isudheerbabu) August 25, 2019
Finally!!!!!
Ladies and gentlemen , let’s welcome the new world champion @Pvsindhu1 !!!!!
It’s THE GOLD finally!!!!!!
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🏸🏸🏸🏸👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼#BWFWorldChampionships2019 pic.twitter.com/7d1ic0y79o— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) August 25, 2019
Congrats #PVSindhu, congrats #India! #WorldChampions #Badminton 🇮🇳 https://t.co/Qv4Iir5Zk2
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) August 25, 2019
And @Pvsindhu1 makes the entire country proud. What a victory!
— Rajeev Khandelwal (@RK1610IsMe) August 25, 2019
Heartiest Congratulations to #PVSindhu on becoming the first Indian shuttler to win BWF World Championships Gold🏅https://t.co/HltxFnOVUT
— Babul Supriyo (@SuPriyoBabul) August 25, 2019
A big congratulations to #PVSindhu on creating history for becoming the first-ever Indian to claim gold in #BWFWorldChampionships2019 🥳❤️@Pvsindhu1 pic.twitter.com/C9vnNCIo8D
— Isha Koppikar (@ishakonnects) August 25, 2019
PV Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in straight games by 21-7, 21-7 to win the BWF World Championships 2019 in Basel on Sunday, and the elusive gold medal after having to settle for silver in the last two years. This was the fifth World Championships medal for the 24-year-old.
