Akshay Kumar Was The First Choice For Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
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oi-Sahaja
By Sahaja
With
Farhan
Akhtar
racing
ahead
as
legendary
Milkha
Singh,
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
entered
the
100
crore
club
and
it
looks
like
Akshay
Kumar
is
feeling
sad.
Much
before
Farhan
was
roped
in
for
the
role
of
the
athlete
in
the
movie,
the
first
choice
of
Rakesysh
Omprakash
Mehra
was
Akshay
Kumar.
Things
did
not
work
out
for
Akshay
Kumar
to
act
in
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
so
he
turned
down
the
offer
and
therefore
missed
out
on
this
golden
opportunity.
Luck
was
in
favour
for
Farhan
Akhtar.
However,
we
cannot
say
luck
is
the
only
factor
because
this
talented
actor
has
put
in
a
tremendous
amount
of
hard
work
for
this
inspiring
biopic.
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag
which
revolved
around
the
life
of
Milkha
Singh
was
praised
and
loved
by
all
in
India
and
now
it
is
gone
to
the
next
level
with
the
international
release.
Although
the
athlete
Milkha
Singh
reportedly
wanted
Akshay
Kumar
to
portray
his
role
on
screen,
he
was
later
extremely
impressed
by
Farhan's
performance.
After
watching
the
movie
of
his
own
life,
Milkha
Singh
even
shed
tears.
"He
is
exactly
how
I
wanted
to
see
myself
on
screen.
He
has
replicated
me
screen.
He
even
resembles
me," said
the
Flying
Sikh.