Actors Anil Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Anushka Sharma and filmmaker Shekhar Kapur were among numerous Bollywood celebrities who congratulated ace sprinter Hima Das for clinching five gold medals in Europe over the month of July.
The 19-year-old athlete's latest gold medal win came on Saturday in Prague, where she clocked a season-best timing of 52.09 seconds, to win the gold in the 400m race at the Nove Mesto nad Metuji Grand Prix. Her personal best is 50.79 seconds, which she recorded at the 2018 Asian Games.
Actress Anushka Sharma said Hima is a "huge inspiration to young girls".
Thank you @AnushkaSharma I am a big time fan of you. https://t.co/x8bl7tTbB4
— Hima MON JAI (@HimaDas8) July 22, 2019
"19 days, 5 gold medals, 1 golden girl! Congratulations Hima! You are an exemplary example of solid grit and determination and a huge inspiration to young girls," Anushka wrote.
T 3233 - Hima Das .. the pride of India .. to the Moon and beyond .. indeed but we need to add another Moon for she has done 5 now .. AMAZING !!🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/bE18xU0PSx
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 21, 2019
Anil Kapoor wished Hima more success in the more. "Congratulations on winning the 5th gold, Hima. Your act of kindness towards Assam is an inspiration to us all. A great athlete with a heart of gold. Wishing you all the more success! India is proud of you," he tweeted.
Sure sir. Will definately come and take your blessings whenever i am back in India. https://t.co/VakKAjKBaC
— Hima MON JAI (@HimaDas8) July 21, 2019
Actress Taapsee Pannu sent best wishes to Hima with a twist of humour.
"Now Hima is gonna make a gold mine of her own. Kudos girl," wrote Taapsee.
"Mr India" director Shekhar Kapur called Hima a "supergirl".
"Supergirl. She just will not take impossible for an answer," wrote Kapur.
Phenomenal achievement by our golden girl @Himadas8. You are certainly making us proud. Hats off to your spirit. Wish you continued success. 🇮🇳 #HimaDas
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 22, 2019
Bhumi Pednekar called Hima "unstoppable" while RajKummar Rao, congratulation the athlete and saying how exctremely proud we all are about her feat, tweeted that she was "an inspiration".
Comedian Kapil Sharma called Hima a star. "Hima, we are so so so proud of you, little girl. Keep shining like a star always."
"Congratulations Hima on (your) fifth gold medal in just 19 days. (You continue) making India proud," tweeted Mallika Sherawat.
JAI HIND !!! JAI HIND KI BETI 🇮🇳🥇🙏.@HimaDas8 pic.twitter.com/CkyH151qep
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) July 22, 2019
Actor Riteish Deshmukh urged people to take inspiration from Hima. "If this doesn't inspire you ...what will ? Fifth gold!!! What a superstar you are, Hima. You are truly India's Pride. Congratulations."
@HimaDas8 you are amazing and inspirational ! Thank you for bringing us so much glory . 🏅 🏅🏅🏅🏅
— Kim Sharma (@kimsharma3) July 22, 2019