Bhaag Milkha Bhaag opens on one such moment the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where the heavily favorite Singh ended up placing fourth in his signature race (the 400 meters) then flashes back to Singhs childhood and adolescence, where Mehra and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi (Delhi 6) set about unpacking the personal demons they believe haunted Singh as he made his run for the gold.Its an unapologetically Freudian approach that frequently circles back to the violent events of the Partition, during which the Sikh Singh and his family found themselves on the Pakistan side of the newly drawn national border.Even then, Singh is still something of a village bumpkin surrounded by more sophisticated city types, and Akhtar is especially good at playing this wide-eyed naif, who, in one spectacularly misjudged move, borrows the embroidered national team blazer of a visiting track star, who in turn gives Singh a brutal lashing.
![]() Likewise, Mehra, working with regular cinematographer Binod Pradhan and editor P.S. Bharathi, brings a lot of dynamism to the racing scenes, from the screen-filling wide shots that establish the lay of the land to the slo-mo closeups of spiked cleats and, in one memorable scene, bloodied bare feet gripping the track. Since there must be a romance, Singh enters into an on-again, off-again flirtation with the beautiful village girl Biro (Sonam Kapoor), though she never quite materializes as a three-dimensional character and somewhat abruptly disappears in the third act. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013 Plus Pic AlsoOverlong even by Bollywood norms, the three-hour-plus pic also spends undue time on the dalliance between Singh and the comely daughter (Rebecca Breeds) of an Australian running coach during training for the 1956 Melbourne Games; dewy-eyed walks on the beach ensue, as well as what may be film historys most unlikely line-dancing, country-western production number (a misfire in the otherwise fine song score by the popular team of Shankar, Ehsaan Loy). Still, the conflation of sports and politics in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag always feels strained, with Singhs story remaining most absorbing as a story of personal rather than national triumph. A Reliance Entertainment release of a Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and ROMP Pictures pesentation. Produced by Rajiv Tandon, P.S. Bharathi. Co-producer, P.S. ![]() Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator.
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