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Uttarakhand youngster’s running at night after work to be fit for joining Army is a hit on social media

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Inspiration can come anytime and from anywhere. This is what filmmaker and author Vinod Kapri found while driving in Noida when he interacted with a boy running at midnight and recorded it on video which has gone viral.</p>
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<strong>The video:</strong></p>
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This is PURE GOLD❤️❤️<br />
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नोएडा की सड़क पर कल रात 12 बजे मुझे ये लड़का कंधे पर बैग टांगें बहुत तेज़ दौड़ता नज़र आया<br />
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मैंने सोचा<br />
किसी परेशानी में होगा , लिफ़्ट देनी चाहिए<br />
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बार बार लिफ़्ट का ऑफ़र किया पर इसने मना कर दिया<br />
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वजह सुनेंगे तो आपको इस बच्चे से प्यार हो जाएगा ❤️😊 <a href="https://t.co/kjBcLS5CQu">pic.twitter.com/kjBcLS5CQu</a></p>
— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) <a href="https://twitter.com/vinodkapri/status/1505535421589377025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Kapri, winner of the National Award for his film Can't Take This Shit Anymore in 2014 wanting to help the youngster reach home faster, offered him a lift. The 19-year-old boy, Pradeep Mehra, who runs daily from McDonald’s, Sector-16 Noida, his place of work, to Barola village where he stays, refused saying that he will lose his running practice as he is keen to join the Army. Further, he revealed that he works as a cook in the morning and is unable to run then.</p>
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Mehra hails from Almora, Uttarakhand.</p>
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<img alt="" src="https://www.indianarrative.com/upload/news/Pradeep_Mehra2.webp" style="width: 720px; height: 480px;" /></p>
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What is really heart-warming is the boy’s refusal to have dinner offered by Kapri as he said his brother who works on night shift will be waiting for him.</p>
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The video which went viral had people praising his determination, while many showered him with blessings. Many also were assured of India’s future in the hands of such youngsters.</p>
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Kapri met Mehra again and posted that footage too.</p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PradeepMehra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PradeepMehra</a> ( स्कूल रिकॉर्ड में पुष्कर मेहरा ) से अभी 11 बजे पूरा काम करने के बाद <a href="https://twitter.com/McDonalds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@McDonalds</a> में मुलाक़ात हुई।<br />
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उसे बता दिया गया है कि देश उसे कितना प्यार दे रहा है। एक बर्गर तो बनता है ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/Qf65Eql5Au">https://t.co/Qf65Eql5Au</a> <a href="https://t.co/WOD3DTLjvg">pic.twitter.com/WOD3DTLjvg</a></p>
— Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) <a href="https://twitter.com/vinodkapri/status/1505602389365202950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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