SRK, Akshay Kumar and others congratulate PV Sindhu for winning gold at BWF World Championships

Indian badminton player PV Sindhu created history on Sunday evening by becoming the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the BWF World Championships. And while the nation celebrated her big victory, stars from across film industries also hailed the proud moment. Shah Rukh Khan, Kapil Sharma, Taapsee Pannu, SS Rajamouli, Hansika Motwani and Vijay Deverakonda were among those who took to Twitter to congratulate the ace shuttler.

Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 for winning the Gold at the BWF World Championships... Making us proud as a nation with your exceptional talent. Keep creating history!

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) August 25, 2019

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

Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 you make us so proud!
Respect.
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— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) August 25, 2019

Congratulations @Pvsindhu1 you made us proud with ur talent n hard work 🤗🇮🇳 may u keep shining like a star ⭐️ #pvsindhu #BWFWorldChampionships #bwfworldchampionship2019 #INDIA pic.twitter.com/b5WRkOIZGX

— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) August 25, 2019

1st Indian to win World Badminton Gold!@Pvsindhu1 - Congratulations Champ :)) Making us all proud!!! pic.twitter.com/9mC6k3A5eU

— Vijay Deverakonda (@TheDeverakonda) August 25, 2019

Finally!!!!!
Ladies and gentlemen , let’s welcome the new world champion @Pvsindhu1 !!!!!
It’s THE GOLD finally!!!!!!
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🏸🏸🏸🏸👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼#BWFWorldChampionships2019 pic.twitter.com/7d1ic0y79o

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) August 25, 2019

PV Sindhu defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in straight games by 21-7, 21-7 to win the BWF World Championships 2019 in Basel on Sunday, and the elusive gold medal after having to settle for silver in the last two years. This was the fifth World Championships medal for the 24-year-old.