Filmmaker
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra
and
actor
Farhan
Akhtar
made
the
young
contestants
of
singing
reality
show
Indian
Idol
Junior
drink
a
glass
of
milk
each,
as
part
of
a
promotional
stint
for
their
forthcoming
movie
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag.
The
movie
is
a
biopic
on
the
life
of
athlete
Milkha
Singh,
and
Mehra
said
milk
was
relevant
during
this
promotion
since,
as
a
child,
Milkha
Singh
used
to
drink
a
lot
of
it.
"Milkha
Singh
loved
milk
since
childhood
and
there
were
a
lot
of
cows
and
buffaloes
at
his
house.
He
used
to
drink
even
his
brothers'
and
sisters'
share
of
milk.
He
was
quite
naughty," Mehra
said
here.
The
host
of
the
show
Mandira
Bedi,
and
one
of
the
judges,
composer-singer
Shekhar
Ravjiani
also
drank
a
glass
each
along
with
the
child
contestants.
Mehra
shared
how
milk
was
the
reason
Milkha
ran
his
first
race
after
joining
the
army.
"When
he
went
to
the
army,
he
ran
his
first
race
because
as
a
rule,
all
those
who
stood
1
to
10
(in
the
race)
daily,
would
get
one
glass
of
milk
daily
as
part
of
special
diet.
So
we
thought
there
is
nothing
better
than
milk.
There
are
kids
here,
junior
Indian
Idols,"
he
said.
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag,
releasing
July
12,
stars
Sonam
Kapoor
as
the
female
lead.
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