Farhan Akhtar mourns Milkha Singh's demise

Actor Farhan Akhtar, who portrayed the position of Milkha Singh within the 2013 National Award Winning movie ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, mourned the demise of the legendary athlete. The demise of the previous Indian sprinter got here as a bolt from the blue for all his followers. Several celebrities from the Bollywood fraternity expressed grief on the passing away of the legend.

On Saturday, the National award-winning actor, who had spent a superb time with the late athlete whereas taking pictures for his biopic ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ took to his Twitter deal with and wrote, “Dearest Milkha ji, A part of me is still refusing to accept that you are no more. Maybe it’s the stubborn side I inherited from you.. the side that when it sets its mind on something, just never gives up. And the truth is that you will always be alive. Because you were more than a large-hearted, loving, warm, down to earth man.”

“You represented an idea. You represented a dream. You represented (to use your own words) how hard work, honesty and determination can lift a person off his knees and get him to touch the sky. You have touched all our lives. For those who knew you as a father and a friend, it was a blessing. For those who didn’t as a constant source of inspiration and a reminder of humility in success. I love you with all my heart,” Farhan added in his tweet.

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‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ is a 2013 Indian biographical sports activities drama movie directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is predicated on the lifetime of legendary Indian Sprinter Milkha Singh, who was a Commonwealth Champion and x2 400m Asian champion and an Olympian. The film that stars Farhan Akhtar within the titular position, was declared ‘super hit’ on the field workplace and is the sixth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood movie worldwide. It bagged two National Film Awards within the categories- ‘Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment’ and for ‘Best Choreography’. ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ gathered main accolades below its belt at Film Fare Awards, IIFA and extra.

On a associated word, earlier at the moment, the bereaved household knowledgeable concerning the demise of the previous Indian Sprinter, also referred to as the Flying Sikh, in an announcement. “It is with extreme sadness that we would like to inform you that Milkha Singh Ji passed away. He fought hard but God has his ways and it was perhaps true love and companionship that both our mother Nirmal Ji and now Dad have passed away in a matter of 5 days,” the household mentioned.