Director
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra's
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'
which
bagged
many
awards
this
season
including
Best
Direction,
acting
and
screenplay,
released
one
year
back
in
July.
The
biopic
sports
drama
was
based
on
the
true
events
of
the
Flying
Sikh,
Milkha
Singh.
The
movie
showed
the
real
events
of
Milkha
Singh
from
1960
when
he
ran
in
the
Olympics.
It
also
showed
the
childhood
days
of
Milkha
during
the
partition
period.
The
movie
has
won
many
awards
including
Filmfare
and
National
Award
for
Best
Film.
For
the
role
of
Milkha
Singh,
Farhan
Akhtar
worked
a
lot
and
built
up
the
physique
of
an
athlete.
Sonam
Kapoor
played
his
love
interest
who
gets
married
to
some
other
man.
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
has
become
one
of
the
best
Bollywood
movies
to
have
released
till
date.
So,
knowing
some
facts
about
this
epic
film
is
a
must!
Did
you
know
Milkha
Singh
charged
just
Rs.
1
for
BMB.
Sonam
kapoor
took
the
shagun
Rs.
11
for
her
role
in
the
film.
There
are
some
other
amazing
facts
about
this
Farhan
Akhtar's
film,
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag.
On
the
first
anniversary
of
this
epic
Bollywood
film,
here
are
some
interesting
facts
about
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
that
you
must
know.
Facts
About
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
You
Must
Know:
Sonam
In
an
interview,
Sonam
Kapoor
who
played
the
role
of
Nirmal
Kaur
said
that
she
charged
Rs.
11
as
her
fees
in
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'.
Milkha
Singh
Athlete
Milkha
Singh,
on
whose
life
the
film
is
based,
charged
Rs.
1
only
for
his
contribution
to
the
film.
The
athelete
gave
minute
details
of
his
life
to
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra
and
Farhan
so
that
they
could
come
up
with
a
real
screenplay
which
gave
justice
to
the
biopic.
Farhan
To
get
a
chiselled
athelete
body,
Farhan
Akhtar
was
on
rigourous
training
and
a
strict
diet
for
about
18
months.
Nirmal
Milkha's
real
life
wife
Nirmal
Kaur's
character
was
played
by
Sonam
Kapoor.
However,
in
the
movie,
Milkha
doesn't
get
married
to
Nirmal.
Shriswara
played
his
on-screen
wife.
Yograj
Singh
Did
you
know
cricketer
Yuvraj
Singh's
father
Yograj
acted
in
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag.
He
played
the
role
of
Milkha's
coach.
The
Real
Race
Before
the
movie
commenced,
Milka
in
real
life
challenged
Farhan
for
a
race.
This
happened
when
they
met
for
the
first
time
to
get
to
know
about
the
athlete.
Rebecca
Breeds
The
foreigner
who
played
Stella
is
a
TV
actress
in
Australia
who
appeared
in
shows
like
Blue
Water
High
and
Home
And
Away.
Shoes
During
the
shooting
of
the
film,
Milkha
presented
his
sports
shoes
to
Farhan
that
he
wore
to
Rome
Olympic.