Harking
back
to
his
role
of
a
tough
and
dedicated
hockey
coach
in
the
acclaimed
sports
drama
Chak
De!
India,
Bollywood
superstar
Shah
Rukh
Khan
on
Monday
encouraged
the
Indian
women's
hockey
team,
who
made
their
maiden
entry
into
the
Olympic
semifinals,
to
bring
a
gold
medal.
Shah
Rukh
played
Kabir
Khan
in
the
2007
Shimit
Amin-directorial
film
which
saw
his
character
lead
the
Indian
women's
hockey
team
to
their
win
against
Australia
in
the
World
Cup.
Coincidentally,
the
reel
victory
was
scripted
in
real
life
today
after
the
team,
led
by
Dutch
coach
Sjoerd
Marijne
and
captain
Rani
Rampal,
created
history
by
advancing
to
its
first
ever
semifinal
at
the
Olympics
in
Tokyo
after
beating
three-time
champions
Australia
by
a
solitary
goal.
After
the
win,
Marijne
apologised
to
his
family
for
delaying
his
travel
plans
in
a
tweet,
quipping
"Sorry
family.
I
coming
again
later.
(sic)" To
which
Shah
Rukh,
true
to
his
witty
persona,
replied
saying
bringing
a
gold
medal
on
their
return
would
be
a
suitable
gift
for
him
on
Dhanteras,
which
this
year
coincidentally
falls
on
the
actor's
56th
birthday.
"Haan
haan
no
problem.
Just
bring
some
Gold
on
your
way
back….for
a
billion
family
members.
This
time
Dhanteras
is
also
on
2nd
Nov.
From:
Ex-coach
Kabir
Khan,"
the
Bollywood
star
wrote.
On
Dhanteras,
which
marks
the
first
day
of
the
five-day
festival
of
Diwali,
people
purchase
utensils
and
jewellery
to
bring
good
luck.
Marijne
expressed
his
gratitude
to
the
actor
in
a
cheeky
tweet.
"Thank
you
for
all
the
support
and
love.
We
will
give
everything
again.
From:
The
Real
Coach," he
wrote
alongside
a
photo
with
the
team
after
winning
the
match.
Following
the
win,
hashtags
of
'Kabir
Khan'
and
'Chak
De!
India'
started
trending
on
the
microblogging
site
Twitter.
Other
Bollywood
personalities
like
Anushka
Sharma,
Arjun
Kapoor,
and
Taapse
Pannu
also
celebrated
the
historic
achievement
and
congratulated
the
team
on
social
media.
Describing
the
win
as
a
"Chak!
De" moment,
Pannu
said
the
victory
was
humbling.
"Our
chakk
de
moment
never
felt
more
real!
Our
girls
beat
the
Aussies
1-0
and
stormed
into
the
semis!
Go
for
it
@imranirampal
your
girls
have
our
heart,"
Pannu
wrote,
tagging
Rampal.
Sharma
took
to
Instagram
and
wrote
that
the
women's
hockey
team
had
made
the
entire
country
proud.
"India
creates
history
again!!
Congratulations
to
the
women's
hockey
team
on
qualifying
for
the
semi
finals!
Super
proud," the
actor-producer
wrote.
A
day
after
the
Indian
men's
team
entered
the
Olympic
semifinals
following
a
49-year
gap,
the
world
no.
9
women's
side
also
produced
a
phenomenally
gritty
performance
against
the
world
no
2
Australia
in
an
intense
quarterfinals.
In
another
post,
Sharma,
33,
lauded
the
men's
team
and
said
it
was
a
"glorious"
moment
for
India.
"Incredible
performance!
Congratulations
on
qualifying
for
the
semis.
What
a
glorious
moment
for
our
country!
Men's
and
Women's
hockey
teams
are
into
the
semis!"
Kapoor
shared
the
news
of
the
win
on
Instagram
and
wrote,
"What
a
proud
moment
for
us!
Both
our
hockey
teams
went
into
the
semi
finals!
Let's
go
team
India.
We're
so
proud."
Actor
Randeep
Hooda
said
it
was
surreal
to
witness
the
game
imitating
the
thrill
of
the
film
"Chak
De!
India".
"What
a
match.
Super
defending.
Real
imitates
Reel
#ChakDeIndia.
History
created
by
the
Indian
Women’s
#hockeyindia
first
semi
final
like
ever,"
Hooda
tweeted.
Actors
Ayushmann
Khurrana
and
Disha
Patani
also
lauded
the
women's
hockey
team
for
the
win.
"Yes
we
are
in
the
semis!
Indian
women’s
hockey
team,
what
a
win!
#ChakDeIndia
#IndianHockey,"
actor
Neha
Dhupia
wrote.
The
Indian
side
will
play
Argentina
in
the
semifinal
on
Wednesday.