From John Abraham to Shah Rukh Khan: Bollywood stars who were athletes

Author: Srijal Sharma

Rahul Bose

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John Abraham

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Deepika Padukone

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Shah Rukh Khan

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Randeep Hooda

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Aamir Khan

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