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| Edited By: Karishma Upadhyay |Source: |Updated: Sep 25, 2015, 01:10 PM IST
There’s less than a month to go for the Mumbai marathon and the list of participating celebrities for the 7 km ‘Dream Run’ is growing by the day. The list features the likes of MP Milind Deora, singer Suchitra Krishnamoorty, adman Piyush Pandey along with sister Ila Arun and niece Ishita Arun.
Those representing the telly world include some cast members of ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ like Sudha Shivpuri and Mona Vasu and Ajay Gehi from ‘Milli’ along with the winners of ‘Fame Gurukul’ Kazi Touqeer and Rooprekha Bannerjee.
Preparing for their third run are Rohit and Manasi Joshi Roy. “Normally, I run 5 km on the treadmill every day, so 7 km is not going to be tough. Now that there’s just a month left before the marathon, I have started running on the road to condition myself,” says Rohit who prefers training in evenings. The Roys charity of choice is the NGO - ROKO Cancer, which is also being supported by Tiger Shroff (Jackie Shroff’s son) and others.
After filling the forms last year, ad-filmmaker Prasoon Pandey didn’t run the marathon. “I had returned that morning from London and so I couldn’t run.” This time around Prasoon is running for Anand Jyot, an eye hospital. And his training schedule? “I have been drinking a lot,” he laughs, before adding, “On the rare occasions that I do exercise, I run for about 5-6 km, so 7 shouldn’t be a problem.
Representing the sports frat is the retired badminton champion Prakash Pandukone. “Last year I participated in the Bangalore marathon, which was my first. I’m looking forward to running in Mumbai this year. It should be fun simply because I won’t be competing against anyone. I still play a li’l squash and badminton every day, so I don’t think I really need to train,” says Prakash.
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