Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she had a "fan moment" after meeting Rio Paralympics silver medallist Deepa Malik.

Malik won the Positive Health Heroes and was given the award by Sonakshi. Malik tweeted: "Sonakshi Sinha it sure was a fan moment. Great receiving the award from the Bindaas girl. Blessings and success is wished today and always."

The Dabangg actress thanked the athlete for radiating positivity.

"Ma'am it was a fan moment for me!!! thank you for being you and radiating so much positivity! Truly an inspiration...Deepa Athlete," Sonakshi tweeted.

Ma'am it was a fan moment for me!!! thank you for being you and radiating so much positivity! Truly an inspiration 😊 @DeepaAthlete https://t.co/8cm152Ey85

— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) November 24, 2016

On the acting front, Sonakshi was recently seen onscreen in Abhinay Deo's actioner "Force 2", which also featured actors John Abraham and Tahir Raj Bhasin.

The actress will next be seen in "Noor", where she will be seen essaying the role of a journalist. The film is based on Pakistani author Saba Imtiaz's novel "Karachi, You're Killing Me".

The book is a bittersweet tale of a single young woman, Noor, who is attached to her profession as a journalist-writer. Directed by debutant Sunhil Sippy, the movie revolves around Noor's misadventures and love life as she navigates her way through Mumbai.

The movie, also stars Purab Kohli, Shibani Dandekar and Kanan Gill.