Noida: A19-year-old, employed at McDonald store, has become India's internet sensation earning laurels from all quarters. The reason is that he runs 10km every night chasing his dream of joining Indian army. The midnight run was shared in social media by filmmaker Vinod Kapri on Sunday evening.
The video has garnered over 6 million views since its upload. After the first video, Kapri has been sharing a string of videos of the youth from the moment he leaves the store and taking a 20-second sprint, among others. All of them delving into details of Pradeep Mehra, who hails from Almora (Uttarakhand) and lives here with his brother in Barola village near Noida.
The first video shows Vinod Kapri, who's driving a car, interacting with the boy who is sprinting on a road in Noida late night. The curious filmmaker is seen slowing down the car, initiating a conversation. Kapri is heard offering Pradeep a lift to his home several times.
Pradeep is seen refusing it politely, stating that he prefers to run home because he doesn't get the time to do it otherwise during the day. Pradeep says he is wanting to keep himself fit as he aims to join the Indian army one day. During the conversation, Pradeep also reveals that his mother is currently hospitalised.
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This is PURE GOLD❤️❤️
— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) March 20, 2022 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
नोएडा की सड़क पर कल रात 12 बजे मुझे ये लड़का कंधे पर बैग टांगें बहुत तेज़ दौड़ता नज़र आया
मैंने सोचा
किसी परेशानी में होगा , लिफ़्ट देनी चाहिए
बार बार लिफ़्ट का ऑफ़र किया पर इसने मना कर दिया
वजह सुनेंगे तो आपको इस बच्चे से प्यार हो जाएगा ❤️😊 pic.twitter.com/kjBcLS5CQu
">This is PURE GOLD❤️❤️
— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) March 20, 2022
नोएडा की सड़क पर कल रात 12 बजे मुझे ये लड़का कंधे पर बैग टांगें बहुत तेज़ दौड़ता नज़र आया
मैंने सोचा
किसी परेशानी में होगा , लिफ़्ट देनी चाहिए
बार बार लिफ़्ट का ऑफ़र किया पर इसने मना कर दिया
वजह सुनेंगे तो आपको इस बच्चे से प्यार हो जाएगा ❤️😊 pic.twitter.com/kjBcLS5CQuThis is PURE GOLD❤️❤️
— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) March 20, 2022
नोएडा की सड़क पर कल रात 12 बजे मुझे ये लड़का कंधे पर बैग टांगें बहुत तेज़ दौड़ता नज़र आया
मैंने सोचा
किसी परेशानी में होगा , लिफ़्ट देनी चाहिए
बार बार लिफ़्ट का ऑफ़र किया पर इसने मना कर दिया
वजह सुनेंगे तो आपको इस बच्चे से प्यार हो जाएगा ❤️😊 pic.twitter.com/kjBcLS5CQu
"Watching a 19-year-old boy balancing responsibility and dreams will surely bring a sweet smile to your face," Kapri wrote in one of his tweets. He captioned one as "This is PURE GOLD ❤️❤️." Kapri said that one's love for this boy would only multiply manifold if they know the reason behind the midnight run.
In one of the videos, Pradeep is heard saying that it is his daily routine running home 10km from Noida Sector 16. When Vinod Kapri said that he will share this video on social media and this will go viral soon. Pradeep laughs at this and says "who will recognise me even if the video goes viral. I ain't doing anything wrong."
Kapri is heard offering Pradeep to have dinner with him. The youth is seen responding that it would delay his scheduled time. "If I don't reach home on time, I will not be able to cook for my brother. He will have to starve then," Pradeep says.
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