Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

The truth behind the ascension of Milkha "The Flying Sikh" Singh who was scarred because of the India-Pakistan partition.

Director:

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Writer:

Prasoon Joshi

Stars:

Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Pavan Malhotra

50 wins & 36 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Farhan Akhtar	...	Milkha Singh
Sonam Kapoor	...	Biro
Pavan Malhotra	...	Milkha Singh's Coach / Gurudev Singh
Art Malik	...	Sampuran Singh / Milkha Singh's father
Japtej Singh	...	Milkha Singh (Childhood)
Yograj Singh	...	Indian Coach / Ranveer Singh
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jass Bhatia	...	Mahinder
Rebecca Breeds	...	Stella
Divjot Singh Chandhok	...	Colonel
Chinmay Chandraunshuh	...	Sampreet / Milkha Singh's friend
Divya Dutta	...	Isri Kaur / Milkha Singh's elder sister
Chandan Gill	...	Sampreet Singh
Dev Gill	...	Abdul Khaliq
Sumit Gulati	...	Suresh kumar
Sanjay Gurbaxani	...	Army Officer

Storyline

The true story of the "Flying Sikh" - world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh -- who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.

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Plot Keywords:

sikh | athlete | runner | running | patriotism | 

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Taglines:

The story unfolds July 12, 2013.

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Genres:

Action | Biography | Drama | History | Sport

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

12 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

B.M.B

Filming Locations:

Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$647,112 (USA) (12 July 2013)

Gross:

$1,626,289 (USA) (9 August 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures, Viacom18 Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

186 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Age (Australian newspaper) noted in 2006 that "Milkha Singh is the only Indian to have broken an Olympic track record". Unfortunately he was the fourth man to do so in the same race but the official Olympic report notes that Davis had already equaled the Rhoden/McKenley Olympic record in the quarter-finals and surpassed it with a time of 45.5 seconds in the semi-finals.

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Goofs

The movie starts with 400m race of Milkha Singh in Rome Olympics. Preoccupied by the memories of his past,he looked back and lost hold over the race, thus finishing at 4th place. Then there comes the scenes of press being mad on "Why Milka looked back ?" and all those protests of angry people asking Milkha "Why he looked back ?". The rest of the movie explains why he looked back in Rome Olympics. But the reality is that in the actual footage of Rome Olympics 400m race, Milkha Singh never looked back.

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Connections

Spoofed in R... Rajkumar (2013)

User Reviews

Milkha Singh Has Won. So Has The Biographical Film. Everybody Rise! ♦ 80%

In less than ten minutes into the film, you get goosebumps all over your body. You get into high-spirits and then the story of The Flying Sikh begins...

It talks more about perseverance and how man can excel even in the worst conditions than the actual atheltic history. Milkha Singh, wonderfully portrayed by the talented Farhan Akhtar is one character that induces inspiration. Akhtar now has totally proved himself as a successful actor. His demeanor is appreciable and the film does showcase his hard-work. Supporting cast is very good as well. But, the actresses were sidelined which is very apt for a bio-film.

Most of the story is told in flashbacks and there is where the screenplay works. It grabs your attention. The childhood story MAY bore you a little, but every other biopic has to be honest. Much like last year's Paan Singh Tomar, BMB does have lots of surprises in store. The relation of every detail is astronomical and very well adapted. Fresh writing, inventive editing & below-average SFX/CGI makes me wanna give it a humble 8.0/10.

The songs & score are energetic which do cause an urge that we run with the athletes on-screen. That is the power of Rakeysh O Mehra and his crew. I was blown away by Akhtar's bod and his expressions. Humor touches the script at times, as well.

Overall, an entertaining biography which is well-written and well- executed. Only, the running time of 190 minutes COULD'VE... could've been shortened. Otherwise, everybody rise for this cinema of massive potential.

BOTTOM LINE: A very good entertainer with mentoring prowess. It feels good that the team has brought an epitome into reel. Kudos!

Can be watched with a typical Indian family? YES

Profanity: No | Nudity: Mild | Sex/Foreplay/Mouth-Kiss: Mild | Violence/Gore: Strong | Alcohol: Mild | Smoking/Drugs: No