Bhaag Milkha Bhaag stills: Will Farhan Akhtar win gold with the biopic?

The film, based on the life of the Flying Sikh, Milkha Singh, will hit theatres this Friday
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra‘s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag – the story of a Sikh boy who went down in India’s sports history as a champion athlete – is set to release this Friday, July 12, 2013. The buzz about this biopic is positive and industry insiders who saw the film at a special screening held on Monday had some great things to say about it.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag banned in Pakistan

The Pakistan Censor Board has disallowed the release because in the film Milkha refuses to go to Pakistan
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Farhan Akhtar starrer Bhaag Milkha Bhaag has been banned from releasing in Pakistan after the trailer of the film showed the lead character of the film refusing to move to Pakistan. The dialogue “Mujhse nahi hoga. Main Pakistan nahi jaonga” is said to be the main reason for disallowing the release of the film.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Milkha Singh adopted me for two years

The Flying Sikh’s national records were not the prime attraction for the Delhi 6 director, who has helmed Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a movie on the legendary athlete’s life
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who lived with the athlete to know more about him insists that it was Milkha’s undying spirit that inspired him to make the movie.