Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Plot Summary

The true story of the "Flying Sikh" - world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh - who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.

Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

Writer: Prasoon Joshi

Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Rebecca Breeds

Budget: $ 5,200,000 (estimated)

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DNA: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the kind of cinema that doesn't tempt us to share the protagonist's life with any false hopes. We the audience are driven into a desperate urge to share Milkha's life not only because he ran fast, but because he wasn't afraid to stumble, falter and fall - 5/5

IBN: The film itself is well intentioned and shines a light on an important figure. But it's too long and too unfocused to leave a lasting impression - 2.5/5

NDTV: Bhaag Milkha Singh is a 400 metres sprint that feels like a cross-country race. Go for it only if you trust your endurance threshold. - 2.5/5

Zee News: ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ may not impress an average moviegoer, for it comes across as a very slow film. But it will certainly leave you with a sense of pride for having the legendary athlete as a fellow countryman. - 3.5/5

Rediff: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag fails to achieve that level of clarity or coherence, primarily because of Prasoon Joshi's faulty screenplay and sleepy editing by P Bharti, which appears both overwhelmed and clueless about putting together the many chapters of a sportsman's eventful existence. - 2.5/5

Economic Times:  Bhaag Milkha Bhaag doesn't run as consistently as Milkha Singh might have. Nevertheless the sincere effort by Farhan Akhtar makes it a significant watch. - 3/5

Firstpost: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag calls itself a biopic but it never stops feeling like an exaggerated yarn — the creative liberties taken are just ridiculous and expecting anything factually correct goes out the window when Akhtar as Milkha Singh starts singing a country western style Hindi song at a Melbourne bar with an Australian girl - 2.5/5

Deccan Herald: “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” could have been an inspiring, uplifting film about one man’s journey, but Mehra botches it up completely. Sport has enough inherent drama. All he had to do was show that. Mehra chose to play games instead, and ruined it. - 2.5/5

Deccan Chronicle: Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra is back in form after the higgledy-piggledy 'Delhi 6'. For sure 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag', his salute to an athlete, leaps out straight from the heart, which may skip several beats but cannot arrest the impact left by the three-hour-plus epic. - 3.5/5

Bollywood Hungama: A handful of films sprint that extra mile beyond providing meager entertainment to its spectators. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is one such cinematic experience - 4.5/5

MovieMoReview Rating of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag -  3/5