India, July 5 -- Actor Mahima Makwana may have only recently picked up badminton, but the sport has already become something she genuinely enjoys. On World Badminton Day today, the actor opens up about how a fitness challenge unexpectedly led her to rediscover one of India's most loved sport.

Mahima Makwana reveals that badminton entered her life while she was following the 75 hard fitness challenge which required two workouts a day. Looking for something more engaging than a regular gym session, she decided to give the sport a shot. "I just wanted to make my second workout a lot more interesting and something I could enjoy. Everybody is going gaga over padel and pickleball, but I wanted to go back to the OG sport," she says, adding that...