Gymnast does gravity-defying backflips in a saree and the Internet can't keep calm
Parul Arora is a national gold medal-winning gymnast.
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The video was also shared by actor Vidya Balan on Instagram Stories.
In the virtual world of viral videos, a clip of a young girl doing flawless backflips in a saree has taken over the Internet. The girl in question: Parul Arora - a national gold medal-winning gymnast who already has a strong presence on social media, thanks to her many backflip videos that show her landing on her feet without breaking a sweat.
But, it's a short clip of her doing a backflip effortlessly in a saree that has put the young gymnast in the limelight. Arora's video got Twitter buzzing after a user, on Thursday, shared it on the micro-blogging platform. "When a gymnast does flips in a saree. Watched it thrice just to see how the saree defied gravity," Aparna Jain tweeted.
Soon enough, Twitter was flooded with praises for Arora.
When a gymnast does flips in a saree. Watched it thrice just to see how the saree defied gravity. #ParulArora… https://t.co/pucYQTHJSl
Dressed in a mauve saree, the video shows Arora doing multiple backflips with such smoothness that for a moment it makes you believe that you can do them too.
Needless to say, the Internet is in awe of Arora, and it was just a matter of time until the original video was tracked down.
The video, which was shared by Arora last month on Instagram, has already gathered over 7.4 lakh likes on the photo-sharing platform and continues to add more. The post's comment section is full of compliments and applaud for Arora. Take a look:
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Not only Twitterati, but the video also found its way to actor Vidya Balan who shared it on Stories on Instagram.
The national gold medalist gymnast from Haryana has over 1 lakh followers on Instagram.
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