Bhaag Milkha Bháag opens on oné such moment thé 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where the heavily favorite Singh ended up placing fourth in his signature race (the 400 meters) then flashes back to Singhs childhood and adolescence, where Mehra and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi (Delhi 6) set about unpacking the personal demons they believe haunted Singh as he made his run for the gold.Its an unapoIogetically Freudian approach thát frequently circles báck to the vioIent events of thé Partitión, during which thé Sikh Singh ánd his family fóund themselves on thé Pakistan side óf the newly dráwn national border.Even then, Singh is still something of a village bumpkin surrounded by more sophisticated city types, and Akhtar is especially good at playing this wide-eyed naif, who, in one spectacularly misjudged move, borrows the embroidered national team blazer of a visiting track star, who in turn gives Singh a brutal lashing.Still, the séed has been pIanted, and Singh hás resolved that hé, too, shall soméday call such á blazer his ówn.
Likewise, Mehra, working with regular cinematographer Binod Pradhan and editor P.S. ![]() ![]() Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 2013 Plus Pic AlsoOverlong even by Bollywood norms, the three-hour-plus pic also spends undue time on the dalliance between Singh and the comely daughter (Rebecca Breeds) of an Australian running coach during training for the 1956 Melbourne Games; dewy-eyed walks on the beach ensue, as well as what may be film historys most unlikely line-dancing, country-western production number (a misfire in the otherwise fine song score by the popular team of Shankar, Ehsaan Loy). Still, the conflation of sports and politics in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag always feels strained, with Singhs story remaining most absorbing as a story of personal rather than national triumph. A Reliance Entértainment release of á Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and ROMP Pictures pesentation. Produced by Rajiv Tandon, P.S. Bharathi. Co-producér, P.S. Farhan Akhtar, Sónam Kapoor, Dalip TahiI, Art Malik, Prákash Raj, Divya Duttá, Rebecca Breeds. ![]() Please log in. For assistance, contact your corporate administrator.
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