The film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a 2013 biographical sports film based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete who was a national champion runner and Olympian. It follows his life from his childhood escaping violence during the Partition of India to his success in athletic competitions. The film was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, starred Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Singh, and was both a critical and box office success.

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A boy who runs away from Pakistan
during the Partition needs to confront his
past and run the race of his life.

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Directed by- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Written by- Prasoon Joshi
Starring- Farhan Akhtar
Sonam Kapoor
Meesha Shafi
Dev Gill
Music by Shankar- Ehsaan -Loy
Studio- Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Distributed by- Reliance Entertainment
Release date- 12 July 2013
Running time- 189 minutes
Country- India
Language- Hindi
Budget INR- 30 Crore (US$4.6 million)
Box officeINR104 Crore (US$16 million)

5. RATINGS FROM ONLINE
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It is a 2013 indian biographical sports movie based on the life of
“THE FLYING SIKH”, Milkha singh, an indian athlete who was a
national champion runner and an Olympian.
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Released in mid-2013, the film gathered a highly positive
response from critics, and performed exceptionally well at the
box office, eventually being declared a super hit domestically
and hit overseas. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is currently the third
highest grossing Bollywood film of 2013 in India . In the
process, it became the 21st film to enter the coveted Bollywood
100 Crore Club.

7. An orphan Sikh boy represented India in
the 1956 Summer
Olympics in Melbourne,1960 Summer
Olympics in Rome and the 1964
Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
 In Melbourne he was failed because of
his irresponsibility.
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PAPERS AND NEWS
CHANNELS. .
As expected, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has crossed
theRs.100 crore mark in its fourth weekend. The
film has collectedRs.104 crore since it was
released on July 12, 2013. The Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra-directed biopic of athlete
Milkha Singh has become the second biggest
grosser of 2013 so far, after Yeh Jawani Hai
Deewani.

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: The much
anticipated Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is anything but
the film that Milkha Singh deserves.
I think Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is one of the best movies Indian cinema has
ever produced,,,,,, hats off to Rakesh, Farhan, and all other members..
this film should be a super hit for survival of dynamic character of our
film industry.
from: SIDDHANT JOSHI
student
Its an awesome movie. . Its the best movie I have ever watched.
Soumyak dwibedy
student

12. FROM TIMES OF INDIA :
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Farhan Akhtar has said that he
changed his entire lifestyle to prepare
for his role as an athlete.
The actor can be seen playing Indian
Olympic champion Milkha Singh in the
biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

13. FROM SOCIAL NETWORKING
SITES :
77,712 likes in the official page of bhaag
Milkha bhaag in facebook.
 1,569 tweets, 186 followings and 22,574
followers in tweeter.
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14. PUBLIC REVIEW :
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Farhan's look in BMB gets a thumbs up
Pak actor Meesha Shafi debuts in
Bollywood with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Everyone has a Milkha Singh inside them:
Farhan Akhtar
Farhan's super-fit avatar in Bhaag Milkha
Bhaag seems to spring pretty exciting stuff
Teary-eyed Sonam Kapoor and Farhan
Akhtar launch promo of Bhaag Milkha
Bhag.

15. DVD RELEASE OF BMB :
On Tuesday, October 22, the lead
actors Farhan Akhtar and Sonam
Kapoor, along with director
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
launched the official DVD of
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag at Reliance
Digital Store in Mumbai.

16. ABOUT THE FLYING SIKH.
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Born1935 (age 77–78)
Residence -Chandigarh,India
Nationality Indian
Other names - The Flying Sikh
Occupation- Track and field athlete Employer
Retired formerly of the Indian
Army and Government of Punjab,India
Religion Sikh
Children - 3 daughters; 1 son; 1 adopted son

17. SCENE-1
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The sun is setting, it's raining and a boy
is running in what is pictured as
Pakistan. The boy is a Sikh in the newlycarved Islamic republic and his village is
under attack by Pathans. The boy's
father screams, run Milkha run.

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Some time later, the kid returns to his
gutted yet wet house to find the bodies
of his parents and the rest of the family.
The kid runs to the corpses but slips on
the bloodied floor.

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Later on in the film, Milkha slips yet
again at an important moment when the
massacre in Pakistan forces him to turn
around. The tragedy ends in Pakistan
when his friend tells him that it's not
people but circumstances that are bad.
His friend's son asks him if he is the
same Milkha who runs.

20. A KEY MOMENT :
What is the most important part that
interested you about the movie ?
 According to my point of view, the most
interesting part is the acting of Farhan
Akhtar’s acting as Milkha Singh and his
getup of Milkha Singh.
 After that the title song “BHAG MILKHA”
and the most spirited song “ZINDA”.
 ZINDA and BHAG MILKHA are sung by
Siddharth Mahadevan and lyrics are by
Prasoon Joshi.
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21. EVALUATION :
Definitely adults would like it as its a
spiritual movie and based on a life of a
sports man.
 Yes, I recommended it. It is on the
biography of MILKHA SINGH. . And its a
spiritual movie . After watching this I feel
a lot of confident increased in me.
 And I thought “ IF MILKHA CAN, THEN
WHY CANT I ? “
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