Anushka Sharma Accepts Fitness Challenge From Virat Kohli, Deepika Padukone From PV Sindhu

New Delhi: Actresses Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone have posted their responses to the fitness challenge, a social media campaign initially started by Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. Anushka responded to husband Virat Kohli's challenge while Deepika was nominated by badminton player PV Sindhu. Anushka tweeted a video of herself lifting weight and further nominated squash player Dipika Pallikal and actor Varun Dhawan to take up the challenge. "I accept your fitness challenge and will show you what's my favourite workout andeed hope that you try it out," Anushka, 30, says in the video. "Great initiative, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore sir," read an excerpt from her tweet.

Take a look at Anushka Sharma's fitness challenge tweet.
 

I accept your challenge @imVKohli. Here's my video for the #HumFitTohIndiaFit #FitnessChallenge. I'd like to nominate my friends, @DipikaPallikal and @Varun_dvn Great initiative @Ra_THORe sir! #ComeOutAndPlay pic.twitter.com/SmdmkArT6U

— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) May 24, 2018

Deepika Padukone shared a video of herself and wrote, "I am extremely passionate about fitness and my new obsession...running." She nominated sports personalities Mithali Raj, Rani Rampal and Aditi Ashok.
 

 

I am extremely passionate about fitness...and my new obsession...running!Thank You @pvsindhu1 ! I challenge @mithaliraj @ranirampal4 @aditigolf #HumFitTohIndiaFit

A post shared by Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) on May 23, 2018 at 9:24am PDT

Besides Anushka, Virat had tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and colleague Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his fitness challenge tweet.

Virat Kohli had posted this.
 

I have accepted the #FitnessChallenge by @ra_THORe sir. Now I would like to challenge my wife @AnushkaSharma , our PM @narendramodi ji and @msdhoni Bhai for the same. #HumFitTohIndiaFit #ComeOutAndPlay pic.twitter.com/e9BAToE6bg

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 23, 2018

This morning, PM Modi also tweeted his response to Virat's challenge and said that he will share his own fitness video soon.
 

Challenge accepted, Virat! I will be sharing my own #FitnessChallenge video soon. @imVkohli #HumFitTohIndiaFit https://t.co/qdc1JabCYb

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2018

Virat, actor Hrithik Roshan and badminton player Saina Nehwal were the first three personalities who were tagged by Mr Rathore in his tweet. He had posted a video of himself doing push-ups in his office.
 

#HumFitTohIndiaFit

Post pictures and videos of how you keep yourself fit and send a #FitnessChallenge to your friends on social media. Here's my video and I challenge @iHrithik, @imVkohli & @NSaina to join in pic.twitter.com/pYhRY1lNEm

— Rajyavardhan Rathore (@Ra_THORe) May 22, 2018

Hrithik soon responded in kind and nominated Tiger Shroff, Kunal Kapoor and his parents to take up the challenge.

Here are Hrithik, Saina and Tiger's video.
 

This initiative makes me so proud ! Bravo @Ra_THORe #HumFitTohIndiaFit #FitnessChallenge this is how I commute to my office everyday. sitting static in a car is such a waste. Walk, cycle, jog, feel the earth, feel India get FIT! pic.twitter.com/twoI1vna9c

— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) May 22, 2018

 

Thank u so much @Ra_THORe sir for challenging me ..#HumFitTohIndiaFit

Post pictures and videos of how you keep yourself fit and send a #FitnessChallenge to your friends on social media. Here's my video and I challenge @RanaDaggubati @Pvsindhu1 and @GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/XEaJ9tPj2W

— Saina Nehwal (@NSaina) May 22, 2018

 

Tareeke anek par maksad sirf ek #HumFitTohIndiaFit - great initiative by @Ra_THORe sir thank you @iHrithik sir, i'd like to nominate @sonamakapoor, @karanjohar and @FarOutAkhtar to take the #FitnessChallenge forward. pic.twitter.com/1tdAaVEBQE

— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) May 23, 2018

Meantime, Anushka is currently in the US, where she's filming Zero, also starring Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif. Varun Dhawan is her co-star in Sui Dhaaga, which releases this September. Deepika was last seen in "Padmaavat" and recently attended the Cannes Film Festival.