Huma Qureshi's 'Maharani' reminds Geeta Phogat of her own struggles as a female wrestler

Renowned wrestler Geeta Phogat recently took to her Instagram to share an inspiring message on woman empowerment and expressed that she got a glimpse of her own life in Huma Qureshi's show 'Maharani'.

New Delhi: Freestyle wrestler Geeta Phogat, the first Indian to ever win a gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, recently took to her Instagram to share an inspiring message on woman empowerment and stated that she got a glimpse of her own life in the show 'Maharani'. The wrestling champion expressed that she felt inspired to write this post after watching Huma Qureshi's new show 'Maharani' as she could relate to the storyline to a great extent. In the caption, she wrote, "Bachpan se bahut sunaya gaya hai mujhe wrestler banne ke liye. Ladki thi na, aur ladko ko unhi ke khel mein pachhaad rahi thi.'Kushti ladkon ka khel hai''Kitne chhote baal hai, tum ladke ki tarah dikhti ho' Ek aurat ke liye mardon ki duniya mein apni jagah banana mushkil hota hai. Par main dati rahi. Maine dugni mehnat ki aur jeet haasil ki. Kyun bolte hain aurat ye nahi kar sakti, wo nahi kar sakti..koi rulebook thodi hai? (Since my childhood, I've been told off for being a wrestler. They would say 'wrestling is for boys', 'why is yout hair so short, you look like a boy', for a woman to create her place in a man's world is really hard. But I stayed strong. I will work hard and win. Is there a rulebook that says women are less capable than men?)"