Milkha Singh - Not Just A Legend On The Field, But A Trendsetter Off It | Other Sports News
Ace sprinter Milkha Singh was not just a legend on the field, but also a trendsetter off it. While his achievements on the sports field is well documented, the biopic on his life ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ inspired the whole nation and started the trend of ‘Sports Biopics’ in Bollywood. The track legend’s willpower saw him overcome every hurdle and his journey from Govindpura to Delhi in 1947 and then to dominate the world stage in athletics was stuff dreams are made of. And it came as no surprise that the movie starring Farhan Akhtar was a blockbuster hit.
There had been a couple of movies based on sportspersons before ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, but none created the magic like this one. With Prasoon Joshi writing the script and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directing it, the movie had success written all over it.
Indian screenwriter and chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Prasoon Joshi said the track legend was an inspiration for everyone.
“It was an honour to write Bhaag Mikha Bhaag which allowed me to explore Milkhaji’s life and learn a lot from it. Had just met him and his wife Nirmal Ji a few months back in Delhi and at 92 he was still looking forward to life. A doer an optimist whose positivity will always resonate with me,” said Prasoon.
Sharing how Milkha inspired him personally, Joshi said, “Milkha Ji was an inspiration for not only the film I wrote but In life; Unhone race lagayi. Woh mushkilon se bhaage nahi, daud lagai unke saath.” (He raced. He did not run away from difficulties, ran with them.)
