A file photo of Amitabh Bachchan
Highlights
- P V Sindhu beat Yihan Wang to reach semifinals in Rio Olympics
- Big B tweeted his best wishes after the player's win
- Actors Soha, Taapsee, Neha, Kartik also congratulated Sindhu
New Delhi:
India's medal hopes at the Rio Olympics were revived when badminton star P V Sindhu advanced to the semi-finals on Tuesday, beating China's Yihan Wang. Twitter celebrated, with it celebrities from Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan, who has been following the Games closely, tweeted:
Other tweets came from Hema Malini, Big B's Pink co-star Taapsee Pannu, Soha Ali Khan, Neha Dhupia and actor Kartik Aryan.
P V Sindhu will face world no 3 Nozomi Okuhara in the semifinal on Wednesday.