Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (transl. Run, Milkha, run) is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, written by lyricist Prasoon Joshi and produced by Viacom 18 Motion Pictures in association with Rajiv Tandon and editor P.S. Bharathi under the ROMP Pictures banner. Based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete and Olympian who was a champion of the Commonwealth Games and two-time 400m champion of the Asian Games, it stars Farhan Akhtar in the title role alongside Divya Dutta, Meesha Shafi, Pavan Malhotra, Yograj Singh, Art Malik, and Prakash Raj in supporting roles with Sonam Kapoor in an extended cameo appearance. Sports was coordinated by the American action director Rob Miller of ReelSports.Co-cinematography by Narendra Kumar Singh.
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| Directed by | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra |
| Written by | Prasoon Joshi |
| Based on | The Race of My Life by Milkha Singh and Sonia Sanwalka |
| Produced by | Rajiv Tandon Sudhanshu Vats Raghav Bahl Maitrayee Dasgupta P. S. Bharathi |
| Starring | Farhan Akhtar |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | P. S. Bharathi |
| Music by | Songs: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Background Score: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Indrajit Sharma (Tubby) |
Production company | ROMP Pictures |
| Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 186 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹410 million |
| Box office | est. ₹2.1 billion |
Made on a budget of ₹410 million (US$5.1 million), the film released on 12 July 2013 and garnered acclaim from critics and audiences alike. It performed very well at the box office, eventually being declared a "super hit" domestically as well as a hit overseas. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the sixth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood film worldwide and became the 21st film to gross ₹1 billion (US$13 million).
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was inspired by The Race of My Life, an autobiography co-written by Singh and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka. Singh sold the film rights for one rupee and inserted a clause stating that a share of the profits would be given to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust, which was founded in 2003 with the aim of assisting poor and needy sportspeople.