Truly Inspirational....Akhtar rocks

Rating: 8/10 (17 September 2013)

I watched this movie last Friday....that Friday was my last day in office. Unemployed and Disappointed, I switched on the TV and the movie was about to start...nothing to do, I watched the full movie. At the end, I was inspired from Milkha's story and struggles.
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the underdog story simply put. But Mehra and Akthar make it an outstanding film. Akthar gets into the skin on the legendary character and transforms himself. In many scenes, he looks, breathes and talks like Milkha Singh and at times, I felt that it was the real Milkha on screen. There is not any moment in the film where Akthar fakes his pain or struggle. Award winning stuff.
The movie at times is slow and uneven. It jumps from past to present and linking the scenes might end up confusing some. But these are minor hiccups.
The movie also has a spectacular supporting cast who deliver awesome performances starting with Divya Dutta as Milkha's sister, Pawan Malhotra and Yograj Singh as Milkha's coaches and Prakash Raj as his senior officer. The only disappointing bit is Dalip Tahil who plays Pandit Nehru. He plays Nehru as if Nehru was some American returned man.
Overall, just watch it for Farhan Akthar if you need just a reason.