Pullela Gopichand said that he really admires Akshay Kumar and will be happy if the actor plays him in the PV Sindhu biopic.

PV Sindhu wrote history when she defeated Japan's Nozomi Okuhara to become the first Indian to win gold at the BWF (Badminton World Federation) World Championships on Sunday. Soon after her remarkable win, rumours started doing the rounds that a biopic on her is in the works, with Akshay Kumar in talks to play her coach Pullela Gopichand.

When India Today's Tanushree Pandey asked Pullela Gopichand to comment on the same, he said, "Well, I love Akshay Kumar. If he is doing it, it's fantastic, because he is one of the people I really admire. But I am not sure about it." He also said that Akshay has met Sindhu and encouraged her on several occasions.

Pullela Gopichand is the chief national coach for the Indian badminton team. The former All-England champion is the recipient of several honours, including the Arjuna Award in 1999, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2001, the Dronacharya Award in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan (India's third-highest civilian award) in 2014.

After Sindhu's historic win, Akshay took to Twitter to congratulate the ace shuttler. "Heartiest congratulations, PV Sindhu on becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal at the #BWFWorldChampionships2019. What a feat to achieve, you completely smashed it," he wrote.

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

After her win, Sindhu penned an emotional post on Instagram. "I could not hold back my tears when I saw the Indian flag and heard the national anthem playing. Words can't express my feelings about yesterday's win at the World Championship. Had been preparing for it for so long. Finally, the wait ended," she wrote.

"It wouldn't have been possible without the support of my parents, my coaches (Gopi sir and Ms Kim) and my trainer (Mr Srikanth Verma). And most importantly, I would like to thank my sponsors and all my fans who have supported me all along. FINALLY WORLD CHAMPION 2019," she added.

Meanwhile, another film on Sindhu has been in the works for two years now. The film, which is being produced by Sonu Sood, will also see him play Pullela Gopichand.

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