Indian astronaut Subhanshu Shukla is a big fan of TV actress Shweta Tiwari. Which other Bollywood stars he follows on Instagram?
As
Indian Air Force
Group Captain
Subhanshu Shukla
embarks on a historic journey to the
International Space Station
aboard
Axiom Mission 4
, the nation celebrates his pioneering feat. But beyond the spacesuit and scientific rigour, Shukla's social media reveals a more relatable side—one that enjoys a good movie and appreciates star power.
A quick scroll through the astronaut's Instagram followers list shows he's a fan of Indian television and cinema royalty. At the top of his list? Popular TV actress
Shweta Tiwari
. Alongside her, he follows a galaxy of
Bollywood stars
including
Alia Bhatt
, Jacqueline Fernandez, Priyanka Chopra, Bani J, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, and
Hrithik Roshan
. His admiration doesn't stop at Indian borders—Shukla also follows Hollywood heavyweights Chris Hemsworth and
Dwayne Johnson
, known globally for their superhero and action roles.
About Subhanshu Shukla and the Axiom Space Mission
Once Axiom Mission 4 docks with the International Space Station, Shubhanshu Shukla will become the first Indian to reach the ISS—a historic milestone in an already remarkable journey.
Shukla's foundation was laid at City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus, Lucknow, where values of discipline and global thinking shaped his ambitions. Inspired by the Kargil conflict in 1998, he quietly applied for the UPSC NDA exam without informing his family. He graduated in 2005 with a degree in Computer Science and was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force in 2006 after completing flight training.
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Over the years, he built a distinguished aviation career, logging nearly 2,000 flight hours across aircraft like the Su-30 MKI, MiG-29, and Jaguar. Selected in 2019 for India's Gaganyaan mission, he trained at Russia's Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and ISRO's Bengaluru facility. He also holds a master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from IISc, Bengaluru.
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