Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra just awes with his skills

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2013)

He does it again!! Debuting with a flop(Aks), he amazed his audience with the ingenious Rang de Basanti which went on to bag numerous awards. Though it was followed by a crushing disaster Delhi-6, he made up for his blunder with an awe-inspiring Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. What a movie!!
The movie depicts the life of Milkha Singh - how he became the famous "Flying Sikh". When the movie started, it reminded me of Paan Singh Tomar but with its progress I went on to a completely different world. A slight editing may not have caused any harm, but the 3 hour long movie with an elegantly simultaneous narrative of the present and past life of Milkha Singh was a pleasure to watch.
No doubt about Farhan Akhtar's credibility. His prodigious hard work was booming throughout the film. But the kid who portrayed Milkha Singh (past) was exceptionally brilliant. Divya Dutta too blossomed after a very long time...probably after Veer Zaara.
Though certain flaws existed in the movie - being an Indian guy of 1956, Milkha would not smooch an Australian woman whom he had just known for a couple of hours OR a person who could not even speak in a normal pitch suddenly starts singing.
But considering the movie as whole, it is worth watching. 7/10 and +1 for the kid's acting.