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

The inspiring video of Pradeep Mehra, a boy of mere 19 years had the social media user sit up

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.

The video:
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&mdash; 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&#39;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&rsquo;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.

Mehra hails from Almora, Uttarakhand.

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What is really heart-warming is the boy&rsquo;s refusal to have dinner offered by Kapri as he said his brother who works on night shift will be waiting for him.

The video which went viral had people praising his determination, while many showered him with blessings. Many also were assured of India&rsquo;s future in the hands of such youngsters.

Kapri met Mehra again and posted that footage too.
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&mdash; Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) <a href="https://twitter.com/vinodkapri/status/1505602389365202950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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