A wonderful attempt to showcase the life of a living Indian legend!

Rating: 9/10 (9 November 2013)

I absolutely love it when film directors decide to make a film on a living legend, and Milkha Singh is certainly a legend that we should all learn about.
I did not know much about Milkha Singh before this film, but watching it has inspired me massively to lead my own life with the level of dedication he put into his own.
There can only be one star in this show, and that is Farhan Akhtar. He totally looks the part as a young Sikh man, and has gone the extra mile (literally) to make his physique look flawless! Farhan, can now be mentioned in the same breath as the other method actors in current India such as Aamir Khan and Hrithik Roshan.
His brief chemistry with Sonam Kapoor was simple yet beautiful and it's good that the director didn't drag the romantic side of the story on, but concentrated on Milkha's more important phases of his life.
Other notable performances are Pawan Malhotra (Milkha's coach) and Divya Dutta (Milkha's sister) - both are flawless in their own performances and give fantastic support to Farhan throughout the film.
I would say that Farhan should win the Best Male actor award, but I saw Krrish3 before this, so I think Farhan should win the Critics awards for it instead.
Ov