Meet The Athletes Featured In Deepika Padukone’s Nike Ad

Here are the inspiring and accomplished athletes featured in the ad:

From left to right, Joshna Chinappa, Shweta Hakke, Rani Rampal, Gabriella Demetriades, Ishita Malaviya, Jaie Bhadane, Deepika Padukone, Naina Mansukhani, Swetha Subbiah, Jyoti Ann Burrett and Tanvie Hans. Photo courtesy: Nike

Namrata Purohit

Namrata is one of the youngest fully-trained Stott Pilates instructors in the world, and her tryst with fitness began at the tender age of 16. She has trained the likes of cricketers Abhishek Nayar and Dhawal Kulkarni, football players Renedy Singh and Manandeep Singh and even celebrities like Neha Dhupia, Bruna Abdullah, Hazel Keech and Shibani Dandekar.

Namrata was a talented national-level squash player, but falling off a horse at age 16 and undergoing knee surgery, her sporting career saw a tragic end. But that didn’t stop her; she decided to give Pilates a try after her physical rehabilitation and the rest, as they say, is history.

The young trainer is like any other young fitness freak; she has a weekly cheat meal and also goes for dance classes. But it’s trainers like her are the reason why India is sending its largest Olympic contingent this year.