Baag Milkha Baag ( 2013 ) :-

Damn good Biopic , what a inspiring film it has been. I am sure there is no better way our Indian film fraternity could hail this man , a hero of nation Mr.Milkha Singh (a) Flying Sikh. Movie had 3hr run-time but never one minute felt that time passing by , such a pleasant and beautiful movie it is. Farhan Akhtar was really dazzling with his performance in this movie , what a justification he did to his role , just amazing. Especially the last 30min he really toned down his body so much for this movie to show his hard training exercise, a rigid workout towards his runs , that's how committed he was to this film. I am sure the real Milkha Singh himself would have been proud of Farhan performance for portraying his character. And special mention to the damn inspiring BGM and every time Milkha runs , our heart stops but with only thing going on is the BGM on our ears giving goosebumps all over. Some shots were perfectly captured and was visually stunning.Hats off to



Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for coming forward to choose these biographical subjects as there are so many national hero's whose name just faded in time unnoticed and it becomes one of responsibility of film makers to bring them to light. Bhaag Milka Bhaag is one of finest Inspirational Sports film in recent times and these are movies which are never to be missed.


( Milkha Singh recap intro : wiki )
** Not many go to wiki or internet and check , but i take the pain of adding it here so we spend 2 min time to just know more about this hero.

The Flying Sikh, is a former Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. As of 2013, he is the only Indian male athlete to win an individual athletics gold medal at a Commonwealth Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.




Milkha Singh had been promoted from the rank of sepoy to junior commissioned officer in recognition of his successes in the 1958 Asian Games. He subsequently became Director of Sports in the Punjab Ministry of Education, from which post he had retired by 1998. Singh had been awarded the Padma Shri following his success in 1958. In 2001, he turned down an offer of the Arjuna Award from the Indian government, arguing that it was intended to recognize young sportspeople and not those such as him. He also thought that the Award was being inappropriately given to people who had little notable involvement as active sports people at all. He said that "I have been clubbed with sportspersons who are nowhere near the level that I had achieved" and that the award had become devalued . All of Singh's medals have been donated to the nation. They were displayed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi but later moved to a sports museum in Patiala,where a pair of running shoes that he wore in Rome are also displayed. In 2012, he donated the Adidas shoes that he had worn in the 1960 400m final to a charity auction organized by Rahul Bose, the actor.


 
Singh and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka, co-wrote his autobiography, titled The Race of My Life. The book inspired Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a 2013 biographical film of Singh's life. Singh sold the movie rights for one rupee but inserted a clause stating that a share of the profits would be given to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust. The Trust was founded in 2003 with the aim of assisting poor and needy sportspeople