'Bhag Milkha Bhag' - My Take

Day before yesterday I watched ‘Bhag Milkha Bhag’ movie. The movie is about the life story of the athlete Milkha Singh. The movie was directed and produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The lead role in this movie is played by Farhan Akthar.

Milkha Singh was from a place which belonged to Pakistan after indo-pak partition. During the partition his parents and most of his siblings were killed and Milkha Singh witnessed all these killings. Before dying Milkha Singh’s father tells him to run away to India. As a kid he somehow manages to come to India. In India he lives with his sister. In the movie this role is played by Divya Dutta. Milkha Singh in his early life was like a dacoit. Later he  falls in love with a girl and she tells him she cannot marry a guy who leads a life of dacoit. He decides to leave everything behind and start a fresh life. He joins Army, in Army he becomes athlete. Milkha Singh in his early stage was not comfortable wearing shoes and running since he had never wore a spiked shoes before. During the selection process there was a prize for winner. Winner was supposed to get milk and egg. Milkha Singh runs hard just for having milk and raw egg and wins the race. Once he gets selected in local army group, he starts getting proper coaching on running. He works very hard and becomes a national hero. He represents India in many major events.

In the movie Farhan Akthar has done a wonderful job. He can be termed as one of the perfectionist in his work. He has worked very hard for the physique for 18 continuous months before starting the movie. Farhan Akthar has made sure that his physique is an athlete physique and not body builder’s physique.

Sonam Kapoor has played the role of Milkha Singh’s girlfriend. She as usual has not acted that well. Milkha Singh’s sister’s role is played by Divya Dutta. In the complete movie her role is to keep crying and show her love and affection towards younger brother. The songs are good and the way Farhan Akthar has danced is very good. He has danced like a typical Punjabi guy. Only negative point I see in this movie is its duration. It is a long movie. In the movie it is clearly shown how to overcome difficulties, humiliation and small problems in life. Also in the movie it is shown how hard work pays off in longer run. This movie is worth a watch and should be watched at least once.