I suppose they succeed in this, but I’m not sure any of this was required at all considering the daunting run time of 187 minutes. This is some incredible source material, but writers Prasoon Joshi and Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra aren’t content and go on to make tenuous connections, fabricate episodes, and of course add lip-sync songs to attempt a Bollywood-friendly film. If onlyĪctually it does romanticize the telling of Milkha’s already dramatic life. What a dampener when he loses a place on the podium by a whisker. The epic race is what Indians remember him by (now of course there is this film).
Production company: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra PicturesĬast: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Dalip Tahil, Prakash RajĮxecutive producers: P.S.As Milkha Singh walks into Rome’s 1960 Olympic stadium for the 400m final and soaks in the atmosphere of the roaring crowd, with a little help from the background score, the energy is instantly contagious. That is a patriotic message that is exhilarating indeed. But with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, he takes no shortcuts in depicting the literal blood, sweat and tears Singh shed in his pursuit of excellence. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has been called a patriotic filmmaker: he was lauded as the director of Rang De Basanti, a 2006 film that captured India’s youth on the brink of rebellion, and his works also include the 2011 documentary Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told. Blunt, who make the long, uncut hair of Milkha’s Sikh faith appear entirely natural on Akhtar. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s background score is powerful in all the right parts, and special mention must be made of the excellent wig and hair work by Avan Contractor and B. Mehra himself makes a small, comical cameo as an airline pilot on Milkha’s first flight. Mehra has taken great care in casting Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, with sensitive performances from Divya Dutta (as Milkha’s devoted elder sister), Sonam Kapoor ( Raanjhanaa, Delhi 6) as a brief but important love interest, Prakash Raj as a hard-driving army leader, and especially Pavan Malhotra as a compassionate mentor, the first trainer to spot Milkha’s potential. PHOTOS: Life After the Olympics: How 15 Athletes Made Their Way to Hollywood In one memorable scene, the adult Milkha has a vision of his 12-year-old self, and for once in his life, comes to love and accept the boy within unconditionally.
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Prasoon Joshi’s screenplay does not tell Milkha’s story chronologically, instead relying on a series of flashbacks that can seem unclear until the end of the film, when Milkha travels back to his home town to experience a moving catharsis. But beyond the impressive physique he has cultivated for the role, Akhtar has captured a sense of focus and piety that led Singh to rise from his humble beginnings as a post-Partition refugee and small-time crook to national champion. He trained hard for a year and a half before the start of shooting, including a regimen in mountainous Ladakh at 14,000 feet. The smart, sinewy Akhtar does not look like the typical Bollywood hero, which is one of the factors that Mehra says led him to choose him for the role after a casting search that took him as far as Canada, the UK and the U.S. Since then, he has earned accolades for roles in films such as Rock On!! and 2011’s delightful bromance Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. He made the shift to acting under the radar, in the little-seen 2005 festival film The Fakir of Venice. He is known as a writer and director, with his 2001 release, Dil Chahta Hai, redefining the youth genre, and Don and Don 2 cementing Shah Rukh Khan’s reputation as an action star. Its length - bloated by several overlong segments and superfluous songs - and the complexity of the India-Pakistan rivalry at the core of the story may prove offputting for non-Indian audiences, but the film is likely to attract healthy returns at the box office within India.įarhan Akhtar’s intelligent performance is a highlight of the film. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has opened wide for an Indian release in the U.S., in 140 theaters.
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