Kartik Aaryan shares video of meeting Murlikant Petkar during ‘Chandu Champion’

Kartik Aaryan who has been making waves with his performance in Kabir Khanrsquos lsquoChandu Championrsquo penned a long heartwarming note expressing gratitude towards Indiarsquos firstever Paralympic gold medallist Murlikant PetkarTaking to his Instagram account on Thursday Kartik shared a behindthescenes BTS video from his initial meeting with Murlikant Petkar on whose life lsquoChandu Championrsquo is basedReflecting on their encounter Kartik recalled being amazed by Petkarrsquos determination stating ldquoI was amazed to see the way he wasrdquoThe actor also admired Petkarrsquos strong willpower and humble nature despite his historic achievementsIn the video director Kabir Khan warmly welcomes Petkarrsquos family while Kartik receives appreciation for his performance Kartik likened the Olympianrsquos praise to a lsquomedalrsquo for himSharing the video Kartik penned a lengthy note as he wrote ldquoCouldnrsquot have imagined a nonswimmer like myself Swimming without the use of Legs Meet The Real Champion who inspired me to achieve the impossible murlikantpetkarrdquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by KARTIK AARYAN kartikaaryanldquoFirstly Thank you for being you and being a living inspiration Your story was important for everyone to know ndash to make everyone believe in themselves When Kabir sir narrated Chandu Champion for the first time I didnrsquot believe that this could be a true story Aapne ek zindagi mein anek zindagiyan jo jee hain rdquo he continuedldquoFrom not being able to believe your story in the first place to living your extraordinary life for almost two years itrsquos been an incredible experience and an utmost honour My life has changed ever since you have entered it I have never received so much love and appreciation for my work before as Irsquom getting for Chandu Championrdquo Kartik addedldquoItrsquos overwhelming Really fortunate that I got the opportunity to meet you and relive some unbelievable magical and inspiring moments of your life Actor banna safal ho gaya Gratitude ChanduChampionrdquo Kartik concludedJust a couple of days back Kartik dropped a series of pictures with young kids whom he met at the theatre while screening the film He called it a ldquopriceless momentrdquoThe lsquoShehzadarsquo actor took to his Instagram to drop the pictures with a caption that read ldquoSome priceless moments of joy and pride interacting with real champions in theatreshellip Gratitude ChanduChampion in theatresrsquolsquoChandu Championrsquo tells the inspiring tale of a determined athlete Kartik Aaryan portrays Chandu in this film which is based on the life of Murlikant Petkar Indiarsquos first Paralympic gold medalist in freestyle swimmingFrom fans to critics members of the film industry and audiences Kartik has been receiving praiseRecently veteran actor Shabana Azmi too appreciated KartikSharing a picture with Kartik from the screening of the film Shabana took to Instagram and wrote ldquoI was deeply moved by Kabir Khans film ChanduChampion and I loved Kartik Aryans portrayal He played it with an almost child determination with an extremely winsome smile which prevented him from projecting it as arrogance Vijay Raaz as the coach is very effective Itrsquos a reallife story and I say Salaam salute Kabir for making it his lifetime so he got to watch it with his family Here am I with Kaartilk at a special screening organised by Excel EntertainmentrdquoReposting Shabanarsquos post Kartik thanked her saying ldquoMujhe Meri Eidi Mil Gayi I got my Eidi heart face emojis Every word you said feels like a medal for me folded hands and red heart emojisrdquoIn the coming months Kartik will be also seen in lsquoBhool Bhulaiyaa 3rsquo and lsquoCaptain indiarsquo Karan on the other hand is gearing up for the release of his next film lsquoKillrsquoThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever