INTERESTING! A Restaurant Inspired By Farhan Akhtar's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
Farhan Akhtar's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag which released in 2013 paved a way for sports biopic in Bollywood. Even after 5 years of its release, the film still has a massive fan-following.
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oi-Madhuri
By Madhuri
Farhan
Akhtar's
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'
that
rocked
the
theatres
in
2013
proved
to
be
the
pioneer
in
sports
biopic
for
the
coming
films.
The
frenzy
of
the
inspiring
film
that
created
waves
back
then
refuses
to
die
even
after
5
years
of
its
release
as
now
a
restaurant
is
named
after
the
celebrated
biopic.
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'
starring
Farhan
Akhtar
had
the
actor
effortlessly
portray
the
legendary
Indian
track
and
field
sprinter
Milkha
Singh.
Farhan
Akhtar
went
above
and
beyond
to
bring
to
screen
the
life
of
the
legendary
sportsman,
so
much
so
that,
he
himself
became
a
fitness
icon
for
the
audience.
The
sports
biopic
traced
the
journey
of
a
Military
officer
preparing
to
be
a
Gold
medal
winning
Sprinter.
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'
turned
out
to
be
a
benchmark
for
sports
biopics
thereafter
with
its
focus
on
the
minutest
details.
While
the
inspirational
film
motivated
many,
a
restaurant
too
found
its
motivation
in
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'.
A
Punjabi
food
stall
named
'Khaa
Milkha
Khaa'
caught
the
attention
of
Farhan
Akhtar.
Impressed
with
the
restaurant,
Farhan
Akhtar
took
to
his
social
media
to
share
the
picture
calling
it
a
"Smart" idea...
'Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag'
swept
away
all
the
award
functions
that
year
winning
major
awards
in
almost
all
categories.
Amongst
winning
the
National
Award
for
the
Best
Film,
Farhan
Akhtar
also
won
many
Best
Actor
awards
for
the
film.
Farhan
Akhtar's
performance
remains
etched
in
our
memories
as
one
of
the
aptest
portrayals
of
a
sports
biographical
film.
Meanwhile
the
gossip
mills
are
abuzz
with
rumours
that
the
actor
has
taken
a
break
from
everything
to
to
finish
the
script.
He's
even
had
several
discussions
with
Shahrukh
Khan.
While
names
like
Priyanka
Chopra
and
Deepika
Padukone
did
the
rounds,
the
hunt
for
the
female
lead
is
still
on.
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