Farhan
Akhtar's
photograph
as
Milkha
Singh
in
West
Bengal's
school
textbook
|
FilmiBeat
A
photograph
of
a
school
textbook
in
West
Bengal
depicting
Farhan
Akhtar
as
the
legendary
athlete
Milkha
Singh
has
gone
viral
on
the
social
media
and
the
actor
has
urged
the
state
government
to
rectify
the
glaring
error.
The
44-year-old,
who
essayed
the
role
of
Singh
in
the
2013
biopic
"Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag",
took
to
Twitter
to
point
out
that
a
still
from
the
film
had
been
incorrectly
used
in
the
book
instead
of
the
real
athlete's
photo.
"To
the
Minister
of
School
Education,
West
Bengal.There
is
a
glaring
error
with
the
image
used
in
one
of
the
school
text
books
to
depict
Milkha
Singh-ji.
Could
you
please
request
the
publisher
to
recall
and
replace
this
book?
Sincerely,"
Akhtar
wrote,
while
retweeting
the
image
shared
by
a
Twitter
user.
The
actor-director
also
tagged
Trinamool
Congress
Rajya
Sabha
MP
Derek
O'Brien
to
draw
his
attention
to
the
post.
Reacting
to
the
issue,
West
Bengal
Education
Minister
Partha
Chatterjee
said
the
government
would
look
into
it.
"We
have
been
informed
about
Akhtar's
tweet.
We
are
inquiring
into
it.
We
are
trying
to
find
out
the
details
about
the
textbook,
of
which
class
and
which
publication.
We
will
take
necessary
steps
after
getting
all
the
details,"
he
told
reporters
in
Kolkata.
Singh,
known
as
The
Flying
Sikh,
became
the
first
Indian
to
win
an
individual
athletics
gold
medal
at
a
Commonwealth
Games
(1958).
Akhtar
received
critical
acclaim
and
accolades
for
his
performance
and
"Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag"
bagged
two
National
Awards
in
Best
Popular
Film
Providing
Wholesome
Entertainment
and
Best
Choreography
categories.