Overly ambitious and paced to compete with a sloth

Rating: 5/10 (13 July 2013)

The fact that the film's name contains the name of the ace Indian athlete Milkha Singh entitles it to have brought on screen a faithful representation of Milkha's life. However, this extremely long film only tries to bring the audience to tears or cheer for Milkha as he nears the finish line. A couple of such close finishes on the field would have been justified but I don't understand the point of including a dozen of such scenes. Farhan Akhtar's dedication towards this role is awe-inspiring and is deserving of accolades. Jabtej Singh's riveting performance as kid Milkha was just as good. Sadly, even several good performances fail to save this over-the-top and melodramatic film. The romance tracks needn't have been in the film at all. Waste of time.