Pune: 85-year old‘Warrior Aaji’ impresses Celebrities with her unique Lathi skills

Team Udayavani, Jul 25, 2020, 7:24 PM IST

A video of an elderly woman performing a martial arts routine on the streets of Pune has gone viral on social media.

The woman has been dubbed as ‘warrior aaji (warrior grandmother)’, It has caught the attention of many Bollywood celebrities and they have offered financial assistance for her

The woman is identified as Shanta Balu Pawar by the woman who originally shot the video. The 85-year-old reportedly decided to perform on the streets to sustain herself and her family.

The actors shared the clip urged their followers on Twitter to help connect them with her and promised to help her.

Thank you so much -we have connected with this inspiring warrior Aaji Maa – incredible story. https://t.co/RuCfoZIi7M

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) July 23, 2020

Can I get her details please. Wanna open a small training school with her where she can train women of our country some self defence techniques . https://t.co/Z8IJp1XaEV

— sonu sood (@SonuSood) July 24, 2020

A woman who truly empowers herself and everyone around her! Salute to warrior Aaji owning traditional martial arts 🙌 pic.twitter.com/bCxwjM66fW

— Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) July 24, 2020