Farhan Akhtar Pens Down Emotional Note On Bhaag Milkha Bhaag's 10th Anniversary
Today marks 10 years of Farhan Akhtar's iconic film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. To celebrate this feat, the director-actor took to Instagram and shared a poster of the film and wrote a sentimental note.
Today marks 10 years of Farhan Akhtar's iconic film 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. To celebrate this feat, the director-actor took to Instagram and shared a poster of the film and wrote a sentimental note.
'It¡¯s been 10 years since the release of a film that has meant a lot in my career and in my life. The fact that it also holds a dear place in your hearts is the cherry on top. Your love gave justification to the effort and sacrifices,' he wrote.
'Thank you from the bottom of my heart again.. and to Rakeysh for making me a part of celebrating the legendary Milkhaji #10YearsOfBMB #10yearsofbhaagmilkhabhaag,' Akhtar concluded his post.
His fans took to the comments section to celebrate the day with him.
'Best biopic, acting, actor, director, script, made the film. What else¡ iconic is the word,' wrote one user.
Another commented, 'After watching this movie, my father completed around a 100 marathons all over India.'
'One of the finest motivational film ever,' said another user.
'What a movie, music still hits me whenever I play in the gym !!' wrote one more user.
'One of finest biopic movie. @faroutakhtar as milkha Singh will be my motivation for forever. Every actor in movie did their roles to perfection,' wrote another user.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was released on July 12, 2013. It is a biographical sports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and written by Prasoon Joshi. The story of the film is based on the life of legendary Indian Sprinter Milkha Singh, a Commonwealth Champion and x2 400m Asian champion and an Olympian.
Farhan Akhtar plays the titular role of Milkha Singh. It is the sixth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood film worldwide. It also won two National Film Awards.
Director Mehra also took to Instagram and celebrated a decade of the film. He wrote, 'An inspirational tale of the legendary Milkhaji.. a film that continues to motivate the world after 10 years. Celebrating #10YearsOfBMB.'
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