Alpha: Gurindervir Singh Gives His First Interview To Alia Bhatt, After Becoming The Fastest Indian In History

As excitement builds around YRF's Alpha, Alia Bhatt sat down with India's newest track sensation, Gurindervir Singh, who recently made history by clocking 10.09 seconds to become the fastest Indian ever. In a heartwarming and candid interaction, Gurindervir reflected on the unwavering support of his parents, the inspiration he drew from his father's unfinished sporting dreams and the setbacks that nearly made him give up.

Gurindervir: Sabse aage, sabse tez hone ke liye lagta hai focus, lagan aur hard work. Ready?

Alia: Toh aaj mere saath hai ek aise athlete, India ki shaan, at a record-breaking 10.09 secs, the Alpha of the running track, Gurindervir Singh. Aapne kab decide kiya ki mujhe India ka sabse tez athlete banna hai?

Gurindervir: Father ki trophies hoti thi, medals hote the, toh main usko saaf karta tha. Unki ek photo bhi thi, usmein woh jump kar rahe hai, volleyball khel rahe hain. Sochta tha ki main bhi ek din aise jump karunga, fir maine Usain Bolt ka world record dekha, fir main socha main athletics karunga. Toh bole bhi isme bohot mehnat lagti hai, bohot mehnat karni padegi. Maine kahaan koi nahi, main ready hoon iske liye.

Alia : Papa ko ek injury hui thi, unke volleyball career mein, jis wajah se unhe chhodna pada. Toh us time par aapko yaad hai, unko kaise laga tha?

Gurindervir: Jab ek-do peg lagate the, toh bolte the ki agar main karta rehta game, toh shayad main aaj kuch aur hota. Phir woh mera sapna ban gaya. Toh jab maine race finish ki, main unko call kiya pehla, bola daddy ab batao kaisa lag raha hai? Kehre mazaa aa gaya.

Alia : Woh kaafi involved the aapke starting journey mein?

Gurindervir: Woh itne zyada involved the ki unhone apne liye kabhi kuch liya hi nahi.
Jab daddy kaam se aate the, unhone mere liye khana banana. Sabse favourite chef mere daddy hain, unse tasty khana koi nahi bana sakta. Toh pehle mere spikes the woh New Zealand se daddy leke aaye the, unke brother New Zealand mein hai, toh usko main neeche bhi rakhne nahi deta tha. Main kehta tha yeh table par rahenge, isko neeche nahi rakhega koi.

Alia: Injuries toh huye honge, maine padha bhi tha ki aapne 2024 mein you've faced a bit of a setback?

Gurindervir: Hamari aisi situation aa gayi thi ki main bol raha tha, "Daddy pata nahi kar paunga ke nahi kar paunga," daddy bol rahe the, "Tu waapis aa ja ghar pe, kuch aur soch lenge, tu aaja, waapis aa ja." Us time meri mummy ne hum dono ko strong kiya ki koi nahi, agar mushkil time aa gaya hai, bhagwan par bharosa rakho, yeh nikal jayega.

Alia : 2025 mein aisa kya kiya alag thats brought you here today?

Gurindervir: Main Reliance Foundation join kiya, jo bachpan se main chaah raha tha, woh mujhe idhar aake mila. Acchi weight training, accha atmosphere, acchi diet, yeh sab jo main lack kar raha tha, mere ko ek jagah par mila. Nita Ambani ma'am ka main thank you karna chahunga jinhone yeh foundation shuru kiya.

Alia : Aapko motichoor ke laddoo bahut pasand hain, aaj hum aapke liye laaye hain.

Gurindervir: Aaj poora khaunga! Aur ma'am hamari team ki taraf se, hamare Alphas ki taraf se. (gives her the jersey) Ek ne likha hai, follow me.

Alia : This is such a lovely thing. Thank you so much. Aapse baat karke bahut hi accha laga.

Gurindervir : 2026 mein maine aapko milna tha, nahi toh main pehle milta toh mere se baatein hi nahi hoti itni.

Directed by Shiv Rawail, Alpha is a true-blue popcorn entertainer which promises edge-of-the-seat action, thrills and a fun cinematic experience. It also marks the YRF Spy Universe's first female-led action film which is an origin story of a girl raised and built to become an assassin. Headlined by Alia Bhatt and Sharvari, the high-octane entertainer also stars Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor in pivotal roles. Alpha is set to release exclusively in cinemas worldwide on July 3rd.