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Neeraj Chopra’s favorite movie ft. The Shawshank Redemption

Neeraj Chopra’s favorite movie ft. The Shawshank Redemption

Talking to former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik, Neeraj Chopra has revealed many things.

The star Indian javelin player, Neeraj Chopra, who charmed everyone by throwing an 87.58m throw to clinch the Olympic gold medal and gave his country’s first track and field athlete gold at the Olympic stage, has been known for his consistently top-notch performances. There is no doubt that we are once again going to see his impressive performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Tokyo Olympics medalist was recently seen in Jio Cinema’s ‘Get Set Gold,’. Which is hosted by former Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik, where Chopra talked about his favorite movies, his pastime activities, and his aspirations.

Neeraj Chopra’s favorite movies

Talking to Dinesh Karthik, Chopra revealed that during the COVID-19 lockdown, when everyone was stuck at home, he was glued to a lot of Hollywood movies. He said, “During the lockdown, I watched movies with the best IMDb ratings. So, there were The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Cast Away, A Beautiful Mind, and The Pianist.

I recently watched the movie Society of the Snow. I would like to tell everyone to watch it. It makes me feel like our lives are much better. With the message of “the power of hope” in The Shawshank Redemption. It seems like this movie had a greater impact on Neeraj Chopra.

Imagine Dragons and Shiv Tandav are ruling Neeraj Chopra’s headphones!

Apart from movies, Chopra revealed that he is more into hard, high-beat music, which gives him fuel for competitiveness. He said, ‘I don’t have a favorite playlist, but during events, I mostly listen to loud music, like Imagine Dragons. Once, I was competing in the Asian Games and I listened to ‘Shiv Tandav’; it gave me goosebumps. I like adrenaline-pumping music because normally, I’m fine, but when I compete, I get very aggressive’

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