After athlete Neeraj Chopra‘s historic win at Tokyo Olympics 2020, people started talking about his biopic. It has triggered a meme fest on Twitter. Social media users had a ball suggesting that Akshay Kumar has already started preparing for Neeraj’s biopic. The athlete had earlier said that he wants Akshay or Randeep Hooda to play the lead role in his biopic. Akshay has reacted to the Olympics gold medalist suggestion and said that Chopra should play the actor in his biopic.
The Padman actor reacted to the athlete’s suggestion during a media interaction and said that Neeraj Chopra should play the role of the actor in his biopic. He said, “I would say Neeraj Chopra is a very good-looking guy. Agar mera koi biopic karega toh woh kar sakta hai (If a biopic about me is made someday, he should play me in the film)”.
In an interview in 2018, after Asian Games, Neeraj Chopra mentioned that he wants Akshay Kumar or Randeep Hooda to play his role in his biopic. He had said, “It’ll be great if a biopic is made. The people I like are Randeep Hooda from Haryana, and Akshay Kumar in Bollywood.”
Akshay trended on Twitter after Neeraj’s big win
Akshay’s tweet congratulating Neeraj Chopra after his Olympic win started a meme-fest and he started trending on Twitter. #It’s a GOLD. Heartiest Congratulations @Neeraj_chopra1 on creating history. You’re responsible for a billion tears of joy! Well done #NeerajChopra! #Tokyo2020,” Akshay tweeted.
After this tweet, netizens shared hilarious memes on Akshay, saying that he has found his new film.
A Twitter user wrote, “Akshay Kumar just found his new movie. #NeerajChopra #Olympicsindia #Gold.”
Another Twitter user shared a throwback picture of Akshay and wrote, “Leaked picture of Akshay Kumar from the sets of #NeerajChopra’s biopic.”
Akshay Kumar has played several roles inspired by real-life characters, in films such as Rustom, PadMan, and Kesari. He is currently gearing up for the release of Bell Bottom. The film, which also stars Lara Dutta, Huma Qureshi, and Vaani Kapoor and is slated for a theatrical release on August 19.
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