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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Written byPrasoon Joshi
Based onThe Race of My Life
by Milkha Singh and Sonia Sanwalka
Produced byRajiv Tandon
Sudhanshu Vats
Raghav Bahl
Maitrayee Dasgupta
P. S. Bharathi
StarringFarhan Akhtar
CinematographyBinod Pradhan
Edited byP. S. Bharathi
Music bySongs:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Background Score:
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Indrajit Sharma (Tubby)
Production
company
ROMP Pictures
Distributed byViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 12 July 2013 (2013-07-12)
Running time
186 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹410 million[2]
Box officeest. ₹2.1 billion[3]

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag[4][a] (transl.  Run, Milkha, Run) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, written by lyricist Prasoon Joshi, and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures in association with Rajiv Tandon and editor P.S. Bharathi under the ROMP Pictures banner. Based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete and Olympian who was a champion of the Commonwealth Games and two-time 400m champion of the Asian Games, it stars Farhan Akhtar in the title role alongside Divya Dutta, Meesha Shafi, Pavan Malhotra, Yograj Singh, Art Malik, and Prakash Raj in supporting roles with Sonam Kapoor in a special appearance.

Made on a budget of ₹410 million (US$4.9 million),[2] the film was released on 12 July 2013 and garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike. It performed very well at the box office, eventually being declared a "super hit" domestically as well as a hit overseas.[6][7][8] Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the sixth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood film worldwide and became the 21st film to gross ₹1 billion (US$12 million).

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was inspired by The Race of My Life,[9] an autobiography co-written by Singh and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka.[10][11][12] Singh sold the film rights for one rupee and inserted a clause stating that a share of the profits would be given to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust,[13] which was founded in 2003 with the aim of assisting poor and needy sportspeople.[14]

Plot

The film starts in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, in which Milkha Singh is competing in the 400-metres race. His coach yells "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!" ("Run, Milkha, run!"), and Singh is suddenly taken back to childhood memories that haunt him, causing him to drop to fourth place. His memories are full of the chaos surrounding the 1947 Partition of India, which resulted in mass religious violence in Punjab and the killing of Singh's parents. The flashback shows Singh arriving in Delhi alone, where he later meets his sister. Living in impoverished refugee camps, Milkha makes friends and survives by stealing. Now grown up, he falls in love with Biro, who asks him to live a life of honesty.

Milkha soon finds himself in the army. There, he wins a race in which the top 10 runners are rewarded with milk, two eggs, and are excused from fatigue duty; his running skills are noticed by a havaldar (sergeant). He gets selected for service commission, where he is frustrated. On the day before selection of the Indian team for the Olympics, Singh is beaten up by senior players whom he had previously defeated. Despite being injured, he participates in the race and overcomes his pain; he wins the race and breaks the national record. Proud of his achievement, Milkha goes back to Delhi to ask for Biro's hand in marriage. However, his friend informs him that Biro was married and left Delhi.

During the Melbourne 1956 Olympics, Singh is attracted to Stella, the granddaughter of his Australian technical coach. After a frolicking night in a bar, they have a one-night stand. The following day, he feels exhausted and comes late to the training the next day. Singh loses the final race. He realizes his mistake and, slaps himself in front of a mirror. On the flight back to India, he asks his coach what the world record is for the 400m race and learns that it is 45.9 seconds. A montage of tyre training in the cold desert of the Himalayas is depicted, wherein Milkha Singh pushes himself to the brink of absolute exhaustion. He subsequently enters the 1958 Asian Games with the hope of winning Gold for India. He then sees Abdul Khaliq, dubbed the "Fastest Man of Asia". After Abdul wins his race, Milkha Singh approaches him to congratulate the victor. However, the Pakistani coach and his athlete shun him. But in the 200m, he defeats Khaliq by a considerable margin. Moving to the Commonwealth Games, he wins another Gold in the 400m and is named "The King of England" by various newspapers. After celebrating his victory along with his teammates in the army, he burns the paper on which the time of 45.9 seconds was written. He finally achieves his life-long dream by breaking the 400m world record.

Invited by the prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, to lead the Indian team in Pakistan for a friendly race with Abdul Khaliq, Singh adamantly refuses to go due to the trauma of having to flee his home in the newly formed Pakistan as a child. The prime minister learns of Singh's opposition but ultimately convinces him to go. Arriving in Pakistan, Singh misses the press conference and goes to his village where, it is shown how his parents were murdered and the last words of his father were "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!". He starts crying and is comforted by a boy who turns out to be the son of his childhood friend, Sampreet. He then meets Sampreet.

In the games, initially, Khaliq is winning, but Singh takes the lead after overtaking opponents one by one. Impressed how easily Singh passed the Pakistani athlete and won by a humongous margin, the president of Pakistan, General Ayub Khan, gives him the title of "The Flying Sikh". Jawaharlal Nehru declares a day in the name of Milkha as a national holiday as requested by Singh himself. A final sequence of Milkha Singh is depicted where he is enjoying his victory lap and everybody in the stadium is in awe of what he has achieved. He sees his younger self running beside him, as the film ends.

Cast

Production

Development

After the release of Delhi-6 (2009), director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra started developing two projects: a historical love story, Mirza Sahiban, and a biopic of Milkha Singh. He chose the latter as it had developed better. Prasoon Joshi, who co-wrote Delhi-6 with Mehra, started working on the script.[15] Joshi later clarified that the film's title, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Run Milkha Run) was never actually spoken by Milkha's father. Rather, it was a phrase coined by him and was used liberally throughout the narrative.[16]

"This film is not a mirror of Milkha Singh's life. It is an interpretation of his life."

Prasoon Joshi (screenwriter)[16]

Growing up in Delhi, Mehra was familiar with anecdotes from the life of Milkha Singh, the ace runner popular as the "Flying Sikh". He used to visit the National Stadium, Delhi for swimming, where Singh also came for his practice. Gradually, he learns details regarding his early life, including how he witnessed his entire family being killed during the Partition and travelled alone to Delhi as a refugee. Mehra started developing the project as a personal story rather than a sports film, taking the theme of "zindagi se bhago nahin, zindagi ke saath bhago" ("don't run away from life, run with life"), depicting his life from 13 to 28 years.

For research, he visited Chandigarh several times, where he talked for hours with Singh. Milkha Singh's son, Jeev Milkha Singh, a notable golfer in his own right, arranged his meetings with the family members.[15] Milkha Singh refused a large offer for the film rights to his story and instead charged a token amount of ₹1 (1.2¢ US), as he believed if the film could "inspire our young people and result in India's first Olympic track gold, that would [be] reward enough for him."[17]

It took the next two and half years to write the story.[18] According to the director, it is not a sports film, but a film about human spirit.[19]

Casting

In 2010, early contenders of the lead role were Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay Kumar. While Bachchan was preferred by Mehra, Kumar was preferred by Milkha Singh himself. Mehra, however, deferred the final decision on the cast till the final script was completed.[20] Mehra offered the film to Hrithik Roshan, Aamir Khan, and Ranveer Singh, all of whom turned it down.[21] After months of searching,[18] in September 2011, the principal cast were announced. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar and actress Sonam Kapoor received the lead roles. Thereafter, Akhtar visited Punjab to meet Milkha Singh and his family.[22] Before deciding, Akhtar met Mehra once for a story session and immediately agreed to play the role.[23] He was inspired by Milkha Singh's life and underwent extensive physical training for the role.[19]

Pakistani actress and singer, Meesha Shafi—who rose to fame with her song "Alif Allah (Jugni)", played RAW agent in the hit Pakistani film Waar, and in 2013 made her Hollywood debut with The Reluctant Fundamentalist—was selected for the role of Perizaad, Singh's friend and a swimmer for team India.

Filming

The principal photography commenced in February 2012 and mainly took place in Punjab, India, with some scenes shot in Delhi, Tokyo, Melbourne, and Rome.[24][25][26]

International company ReelSports coordinated the sports action for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and cast all the elite runners.

Soundtrack

Main article: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (soundtrack)

The music and the background score were composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, their first film collaboration with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The soundtrack features seven tracks with lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi. The audio was released by Sony Music on 14 June 2013, on digital platforms including iTunes and Amazon.

Release

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag's teaser trailer was released along with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, which released on 31 May 2013.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag released on 12 July 2013 in 1200 screens worldwide including 140 screens in USA.[27]

That summer, the film received various tax exemptions from Indian state governments:

Farhan Akhtar and director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra launched the film's official mobile game at the Reliance Digital electronics store in Times Square on 3 August 2013.[41]

The film was banned by the Pakistan Central Board of Film Censors for depicting the sports governing bodies (cf. Pakistan Sports Board, Athletics Federation of Pakistan) in a negative light by showing them using unfair means.[42]

Critical response

India

The film received mostly positive reviews from critics domestically.[43]

Bollywood Hungama's Taran Adarsh predicted that it would "win accolades, admiration, respect and esteem, besides emerging as a champ",[44] while Emirates 24/7 's Sneha May Francis gave a thumbs up, saying that the film is "truly epic" and that "despite the prestigious Olympic glory eluding him, Mehra deservedly honors the runner's other victories and impeccable talent, allowing us to applaud the prodigy."[45] Desimartini, with almost 5000 ratings by the end of the weekend, stated the following: "Superbly directed, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is an outstanding film with an incredible performance by Farhan Akhtar. Though long, it keeps you hooked throughout. Don't miss this patriotic tribute to Milkha Singh."[citation needed]

Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India stated, "While you are on-the-run, pause to watch this one."[46] The India Today review concluded, "Go and run with Milkha. In this fast-paced life, this race will definitely soothe your senses."[47] Sify's Vijay Sinha praised the film, judging "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag should get even drug-addled Punjab flocking to the cinemas."[48] Gayatri Sankar of Zee News wrote, "If you are a patriotic Indian, you will be left teary-eyed and your head held high."[49] Yahoo! Movies' review summed up, "Mehra has helmed 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' into a compelling story and an exemplar of cinematic brilliance; that it is also an inspiring tale almost seems to be a by-product."[50]

Aseem Chhabra of Rediff.com gave a mixed review and reasoned that film does not offer anything new. However, he praised Akhtar's performance, writing "If there is one reason to see BMB it is to watch Akhtar – how much he has evolved as an actor and the sincerity with which he immerses himself in the character."[5] NDTV echoed the same sentiment, "Bhaag Milkha Singh is a 400 meters sprint that feels like a cross-country race."[51] Despite praising the technical aspects and music, Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN criticised the length: "The film itself is well intentioned and shines a light on an important figure. The film is an ambitious account of the first 27 years or so of celebrated Indian sprinter Milkha Singh's roller-coaster life. But it's too long and too unfocused to leave a lasting impression."[52][53]

Actor Hrithik Roshan praised Akhtar's performance and deemed the film to be "phenomenal."[54] Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan highly praised it on his blog, describing it as "too emotionally and creatively moving to put anything down in words."[55]

International

American athlete Carl Lewis watched Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in the US and called Milkha Singh in India to express his appreciation for the film and the athlete.[56]

Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times described the film as "a stirring bio of Milkha Singh",[57] as well as stating that there's enough dramatic restraint and performance charm to give Singh his due as a justifiably glorified figure in post-independence India.[58]

Nicolas Rapold of The New York Times said that "the movie strikes its chosen couple of notes resoundingly, making clear what makes Singh run."[59] Twitch Film's review said that, "in the grand scheme of things, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is easily one of the best mainstream films to come out of Bollywood this year."[60] Scott Foundas of Variety described it as a "rousing and handsomely crafted biopic".[61] Lisa Tsering of The Hollywood Reporter opined that the biopic "requires viewer endurance, but pays off with an exhilarating climax."[62] Digital Spy praised the work and said, "It is a blessing that this film was made and the inspiring story of India's greatest sporting hero told to a generation who might otherwise never have known the legend of 'The Flying Sikh.'"[63]

The Washington Post stated that the Bollywood import dramatises the life of famed Indian sprinter Milkha Singh.[64]

Box office

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grossed ₹2.1 billion (US$25 million) worldwide and is the fifth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood film.

India

In India, the film has netted a total ₹1,091,850,000 (US$13 million).[8]

The film opened very well at multiplexes across India, especially in Punjab and Delhi.[65] The film:[8]

  • earned approximately ₹85 million (US$1.0 million) on its first day, and showed a 21% growth on the second day of its box office run, earning ₹105 million (US$1.3 million).[66]
  • grossed approximately ₹317 million (US$3.8 million) nett over its first weekend, and earned a total of ₹55 million (US$660,000) nett on Monday.
  • grossed ₹365 million (US$4.4 million) nett over its first four days.
  • ended its first week with a total collection of approximately ₹535 million (US$6.4 million) nett.
  • collected around ₹35 million (US$420,000) nett on its eighth day.
  • collected ₹55 million (US$660,000) nett on its second Saturday.
  • earned approximately ₹695 million (US$8.3 million) nett over a ten-day period.
  • grossed around ₹279.80 million (US$3.4 million) nett in its second week taking its total collections to ₹810 million (US$9.7 million).
  • grossed over ₹900 million (US$11 million) nett in 17 days as it grossed around ₹95 million (US$1.1 million) nett in its third weekend.
  • added ₹15 million (US$180,000) nett approx in its third week to take its nett gross to ₹964 million (US$12 million).
  • grossed ₹1.02 billion (US$12 million) nett in 24 days as it added around ₹50 million (US$600,000) nett in its fourth weekend.

Overseas

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grossed around $1.4 million over its first weekend overseas.[8] The film grossed US$647,112 in its first week of release in the United States, and debuted at the 15th spot at the box office.[67] It has done well overseas with collections of around $2.7 million. The film has done well in US.[68] It has done overseas business of over US$3.5 million and has been declared a hit.[69] The final overseas business is around US$3.8 million.[70]

Controversy

The film's song "Maston Ka Jhund" landed into controversy after a right-wing Hindu organisation, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), took objection to the use of the word "havan" in the song. They alleged that havan (Yagya) has been used in a derogatory manner. Their reference is to the allegedly 'obscene' actions that the actors performed on the song. Demonstrations were held in Goa regarding the issue.[71]

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag CBFC certificate showing the "U" for Universal Certification

Certain members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) boycotted a workshop held in accordance with the Information and Broadcast Ministry's wish citing partially of some officials of the censor board particularly regarding the certificate given to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag which, in spite of a sex scene and some violence, got a U certificate[b] lashing out and criticising the decisions of the censor examining member and former actress, Sharmila Tagore accusing CEO Pankaja Thakur along with some other board officials being puppets controlled by film directors and promoting vulgarity.[73][clarification needed]

As a consequence, the Delhi High Court sought an explanation from the I&B ministry and the CBFC regarding the escalating levels of vulgarity in recent times.[73][74]

Historical accuracy

Although the story mentions that Milkha Singh held the men's 400-meter world record, the men's 400 metres world record progression does not mention Milkha Singh's name in the world record holders. It is shown that Ranbir Singh (Milkha's coach) mentions world record as 45.9 seconds after 1952 Olympics; while Milkha eventually bested that time in the 1956 Olympics with a personal record of 45.73 seconds, the newest world record was 45.2 seconds set by Lou Jones of the United States, the first-place winner in the same race.[75]

Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, renowned athlete, who was part of the Indian team at Rome Olympics mentions that the claim made in the movie about Milkha Singh leading the 400-meter race and he lost it as he looked behind, is incorrect. He never led the race and he was at a fifth position at 300 meters.[75]

Accolades

Award[c] Date of ceremony[d] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Asian Film Awards 27 March 2014 Best Composer Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Nominated [76]
BIG Star Entertainment Awards 18 December 2013 Most Entertaining Film of the Year Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Won [77]
[78]
Most Entertaining Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Nominated
Most Entertaining Actor – Male Farhan Akhtar Nominated
Most Entertaining Singer – Male Siddharth Mahadevan – (for "Zinda") Won
Filmfare Awards 24 January 2014 Best Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Won [79]
[80]
Best Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Won
Best Actor Farhan Akhtar Won
Best Supporting Actress Divya Dutta Nominated
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi – (for "Zinda") Won
Best Male Playback Singer Siddharth Mahadevan – (for "Zinda") Nominated
Best Background Score Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy & Tubby Nominated
Best Costume Design Dolly Ahluwalia Won
Best Production Design Sumit Basu (Acropoliis Design Ltd) Won
Best Special Effects Firefly Creative Studio, Pixion & Tata Elxsi Nominated
Global Indian Music Academy Awards 20 January 2014 Best Film Album Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Nominated [81]
[82]
Best Music Director Nominated
Best Background Score Won
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi – (for "Zinda") Nominated
Prasoon Joshi – (for "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag") Nominated
Best Duet Shreya Ghoshal & Javed Bashir – (for "O Rangrez") Nominated
Best Engineer – Film Album Ashish Manchanda Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards 23–26 April 2014 Best Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Won [83]
[84]
Best Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Won
Best Actor Farhan Akhtar Won
Best Supporting Actor Pavan Malhotra Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Divya Dutta Won
Best Music Director Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Nominated
Best Background Score Won
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi – (for "O Rangrez") Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Siddharth Mahadevan – (for "Zinda") Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal – (for "O Rangrez") Nominated
Best Story Prasoon Joshi Won
Best Screenplay Won
Best Dialogue Won
Best Cinematography Binod Pradhan Won
Best Editing P.S. Bharati Won
Best Costume Design Dolly Ahluwalia Won
Best Makeup Vikram Gaikwad Won
Best Sound Design Nakul Kamte Won
Best Sound Mixing Debajit Changmai Won
Mirchi Music Awards 27 February 2014 Lyricist of The Year Prasoon Joshi – (for "Maston Ka Jhund") Won [85]
Song representing Sufi tradition "Mera Yaar" Won
National Film Awards 3 May 2014 Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Producer: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and ROMP Pictures
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra 		Won [86]
Best Choreography Ganesh Acharya – (for "Masto Ka Jhoond") Won
Producers Guild Film Awards 16 January 2014 Best Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Won [87]
[88]
Best Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Won
Best Actor in a Leading Role Farhan Akhtar Won
Best Actress in a Supporting Role Divya Dutta Won
Best Music Director Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Nominated
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi – (for "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag") Nominated
Best Story Prasoon Joshi Won
Best Screenplay Won
Best Dialogue Nominated
Best Cinematography Binod Pradhan Won
Best Choreography Ganesh Acharya – (for "Masto Ka Jhoond") Nominated
Best Sound Design Nakul Kamte Won
Screen Awards 14 January 2014 Best Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Won [89]
[90]
[91]
[92]
Best Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Nominated
Best Actor Farhan Akhtar Won
Best Actor (Popular Choice) Nominated
Best Child Artist Japtej Singh Won
Best Music Director Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Nominated
Best Background Music Won
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi – (for "Zinda") Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer Siddharth Mahadevan – (for "Zinda") Nominated
Best Dialogue Prasoon Joshi Nominated
Best Cinematography Binod Pradhan Nominated
Zee Cine Awards 8 February 2014 Best Film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Nominated [93]
[94]
Critics Award for Best Film Won
Best Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Nominated
Critics Award for Best Director Won
Best Actor – Male Farhan Akhtar Nominated
Critics Award for Best Actor – Male Won
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female Divya Dutta Won
Best Music Director Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Nominated
Best Background Score Nominated
Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi – (for "Zinda") Nominated
Best Playback Singer – Male Javed Bashir – (for "Mere Yaar") Nominated
Best Cinematography Binod Pradhan Nominated
Best Sound Design Nakul Kamte Nominated
Best Production Design Sumit Basu (Acropoliis Design Ltd) Nominated

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Abbreviated as BMB.[5]
  2. ^ "U" means in CFBC terminology unrestricted public exhibition or Universal video, equivalent to MPAA's G and PG ratings and BBFC's U and PG ratings.[72]
  3. ^ Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
  4. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

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