Sakshi became the first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal, beating Kyrgyzstan's Aisuluu Tynybekova on Wednesday.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan hailed it as victory for Indian women:
T 2351 -At Umang for song PINK promotion .. at ANKHEN 2 for launch .. at home with India women victory Sakshi ! pic.twitter.com/psQQ8RYJKC
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 17, 2016
Actor Aamir Khan, who stars in wrestling biopic Dangal at the end of this year, tweeted:
Congratulations Sakshi Malik! 1st Indian female wrestler to win an Olympic medal. Well done. You have done India proud!
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) August 18, 2016
Actor Akshay Kumar and filmmaker Karan Johar thanked Sakshi and tweeted:
Here comes the first!Thank you & congratulations #SakshiMalik!You're the reason for a billion smiles today
The innocent smile of achievement and our smile is of immense pride.....#SakshiMalik is the hope for the future.... pic.twitter.com/WTdJ1yZ43k
— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) August 18, 2016
Actresses Sonam Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Soha Ali Khan, Neha Dhupia, Lara Dutta also congratulated the young wrestler.
#SakshiMalik has proved that all you need is an opportunity. The rest, as they say, is history! #Winning #GirlPower #OlympicsRio2016
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) August 18, 2016
Congratulations #SakshiMalik for making us proud You go girl!
— Madhuri Dixit-Nene (@MadhuriDixit) August 18, 2016
Congratulations #SakshiMalik. You are such an inspiration! #Rio2016 #IndiaAtRio #DreamItBelieveItAchieveIt pic.twitter.com/MWlXtp32En
— Athiya Shetty (@theathiyashetty) August 18, 2016
Many congratulations to #PVSindhu for making it to the semifinals #RioOlympics2016 after a brilliant match!! pic.twitter.com/lqG9q2k4pd
— soha ali khan (@sakpataudi) August 17, 2016
#SakshiMalik I salute the woman , the athlete n the Indian in u.What a fantastic win n what a glorious moment.Congratulations #Olympics #Ind
— Neha Dhupia (@NehaDhupia) August 18, 2016
More power to you #SakshiMalik ! Today you fly higher than any Aeroplane! #Pride https://t.co/sB8YbTlWMD
— Lara Dutta Bhupathi (@LaraDutta) August 18, 2016
Actors Varun Dhawan, Riteish Deshmukh, Kunal Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Siddharth along with music composer A R Rahman and filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra were excited on Sakshi's win.
Congratulations and thank you #SakshiMalik for making india proud. This goes to show indian women can kick anyone's ass. #respect
— Varun dhawan (@Varun_dvn) August 18, 2016
& the Indian flag flies high..You have made every Indian proud. Congratulations on the Olympic Bronze #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/yWtICK5mWb
— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) August 18, 2016
congratulations #SakshiMalik .entire nation is rejoicing on your achievement.thank you.
— Manoj Bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) August 18, 2016
#SakshiMalik #SakshiMalik #SakshiMalik Thank you! Our new and deserving star! What a day for women and women's wrestling in our country!
— Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) August 18, 2016
The moment that brought smile and united the whole nation. Proud of you #SakshiMalik pic.twitter.com/EdHRAnmf4J
— Bobby Deol (@thebobbydeoll) August 18, 2016
Woohoooo!! Congratulations #SakshiMalik You ve made a whole nation proud. pic.twitter.com/YAMNBwhdsY
— kunal kapoor (@kapoorkkunal) August 18, 2016
Congratulations, Sakshi Malik!
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) August 18, 2016
#SakshiMalik - TODAY YOU INSPIRE 125 crore and many more. The nations salutes you. pic.twitter.com/zDEO1Xm9Z8
— Rakeysh Mehra (@RakeyshOmMehra) August 18, 2016
