“Overall, I'm happy with the way she has progressed. Of course, nobody can guarantee a medal, but I can confidently say that she'll definitely be one of the contenders,” said Prakash ahead of Sindhu’s campaign here.
Deepika took to her official Instagram handle and shared a throwback picture of her along with her father.
The Mysuru-born badminton star has gold medals to his credit which he won at the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the All England Championships in 1980.
Pullela Gopichand in the book's chapter titled 'Bitter Rivalry' revealed how miserable he felt when Saina Nehwal decided to join Prakash Padukone's academy.
At 11, his brother suggested he take his badminton seriously and Gopi, as he is affectionately known as, never looked back from then.
Deepika Padukone has been a professional badminton player herself and is also the daughter of former World number 1 badminton player, Prakash Padukone.
Chhapaak is set to release on 10 January 2020.
Deepika began the pre-wedding rituals with a puja at her place in Bengaluru and she looked gorgeous in an orange Sabyasachi outfit.
Deepika and Ranveer started dating some six years ago and will apparently get married in Italy’s Villa in Lake Como.
Padmaavat actress Deepika Padukone left us spellbound with her latest post in which she is in her teary-eyes and that…
