Neeraj Chopra is a ‘national crush’ for Bollywood star Kiara Advani

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra has become a national heartthrob among girls of all ages in India.

The name Neeraj Chopra has been on the lips on every Indian since he achieved the impossible by winning the Tokyo Olympics gold medal in a track-and-field event. Neeraj Chopra also became only the second Indian to win an individual Olympic gold after Abhinav Bindra in 2008 Beijing Olympics. It is no wonder that the 23-year-old from Samalkha has become a national heartthrob especially among young girls including Bollywood star Kiara Advani. During a promotional interview with Sports Yaari for her recently released film ‘Shershaah’, when popular actors Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani were asked about Neeraj Chopra’s emphatic Olympic gold medal win and how he has catapulted to being a national hero, the stars replied: “He is the real ‘Shershaah’ who has made the country proud,” said Sidharth Malhotra. “I think he (Neeraj Chopra) is not just a national crush but the world’s crush right now,” said Kiara Advani.