Get to know...Manu Bhaker

Shooter Manu Bhaker @BhakerManu is sleep deprived, craving watermelon, and still chasing the high of the 2024 Paris Olympics

Get to know...Manu Bhaker

• Currently I am

  Sleep deprived.

• High point in life

  The 2024 Paris Olympics.

• Low point in life

  The 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

• On my playlist

  Karan Aujla, Arijit Singh, Lata Mangeshkar and Diljit Dosanjh.

• One thing I would never buy

  An India T shirt or jersey. I’d like to earn them.

• Today I’m craving

  Watermelon.

• Last thing I ordered online

  Japanese BB cream. It’s still in my cart, does that count?

• App I check before going to bed

  Alarm Clock

• My favourite subject in school

  Biology.

• A superpower I wish I had

  I wish I were smarter at business management.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Waking up at 8am, taking my puzzles and sitting in sun all day long, eating a bit, watching TV, playing violin, and going to bed.

• My plans for next Sunday

  I have no off days now! If I get one, I would just sit under the sun.

• My most star-struck moment

  Meeting Amitabh Bachchan on the sets of Kaun Banega Crorepati. It was a cool feeling, but I was not star struck.

• My favourite bad habit

  Overthinking. It does save me from lot of trouble.

• The best thing about fame

  I really enjoy dressing up for events! But truly, it’s that people acknowledge an athlete’s hard work and journey.

• The worst thing about fame

  There’s too much socialising. And people get obsessed about our personal lives.