Yohan Blake is currently on a work trip to Mumbai. The Jamaican sprinter, apart from keeping up with his professional commitments, has been ensuring to utilise the duration of his stay by engaging in some fun interactions with Bollywood stars. Similarly, on Wednesday, he paid a visit to Salman Khan's Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai's set in the city and spent time with the gorgeous Jacqueline Fernandez, who was shooting for a dance number for the film. Elated on meeting the actress, Blake, not only discussed fitness and entertainment, but also learned a few Bollywood steps from Jacqueline before relishing delicious Indian food. Joining them was Salman, who is the lead actor in Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai.
"Great catching up with @jacquelinef143 . Thank you for hosting me on the sets and teaching me some slick dance moves. Bollywood is such a fun place! Thank you @beingsalmankhan for being wonderful and warm," Yohan wrote while sharing a picture with Jacqueline and Salman.
Yohan also spent a morning with Anil Kapoor as they trained with each other. Receiving tips and suggestions from Blake, Anil hit the running track and shared pictures from the same on his Instagram. "Thank you so much @yohanblake for being so inspiring, passionate & for coming and sharing your craft! It was lovely meeting you and truly one of my most memorable training sessions!" Anil wrote while Yohan said, "Such an enriching and fun-filled meeting today with the fittest man in Bollywood @anilskapoor. Thank you for making my morning special by indulging in my passion. Your level of focus and commitment towards fitness is remarkable!"
Blake is in India to create awareness on road safety in the country. Statistics reveal around 1,50,000 people are killed and more than 4,50,000 people are critically injured in road accidents in our country every year. The sporting hero has collaborated with the Road Safety World Series, a T20 cricket event to be played between legends of India, Australia, South Africa, West Indies and Sri Lanka in February 2020 in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune. Former cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Brett Lee and Virender Sehwag are among the 110 cricketers who have committed to playing in the tournament, which aims at raising awareness about road safety.
Blake has been brought on board as the ‘Road Safety Champion' of the West Indies Legends team. Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar are the Brand Ambassador and Commissioner of the series respectively.
(Source: Instagram/Inputs from IANS)
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