Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Directed by
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Produced by
Viacom 18
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Written by
Prasoon Joshi[3]
Starring
Farhan Akhtar
Sonam Kapoor
Music by
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (English: Run Milkha Run) is an
upcoming Indian biographical, sports film on the former Indian athlete Milkha
Singh. The film is being produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The
script is written by Prasoon Joshi. The film stars Farhan Akhtar and Sonam
Kapoor. Milkha Singh sold the story for just one rupee. The remuneration from
the film will be used for the benefit of needy athletes. The name of the film
comes from the last words spoken by his father, which was to save his life
during the riots of Partition of India. During the partition, Singh lost his
family members. The story talks about his perseverance as an athlete and also
as a courageous human spirit.
Shooting
for the film commenced in February 2012 and movie was shot majorly in India.
Parts of the movie were shot in Tokyo, Melbourne and Rome
Cast
Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Sing
Sonam Kapoor as Nirmal Kaur
Meesha Shafi
Dalip Tahil as Jawahar Lal Nehru
Rebecca Breeds
Yash Saxena
