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The true story of the “Flying Sikh” world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India’s most iconic athletes.
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Directed by | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra[1][2] |
Produced by | Rajiv Tandon Raghav Bahl Maitreyee Dasgupta Madhav Roy Kapur Rachvin Narula Shyam P.S Navmeet Singh P. S. Bharathi |
Written by | Prasoon Joshi |
Based on | The Race of My Life by Milkha Singh and Sonia Sanwalka |
Starring | Farhan Akhtar Sonam Kapoor Divya Dutta Meesha Shafi Pawan Malhotra Art Malik |
Music by | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
Edited by | P. S. Bharathi |
ROMP Pictures | |
Distributed by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures |
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189 minutes[3] | |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi and Punjabi |
Budget | ₹30 crore[4] |
Box office | ₹164 crore[5] |
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag[6] (transl. Run Milkha run) is a 2013 Indian biographicalsports drama film directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra from a script written by Prasoon Joshi. The story is based on the life of Milkha Singh, an Indian athlete who was a national champion runner and an Olympian. It stars Farhan Akhtar in the titular role with Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Meesha Shafi, Pavan Malhotra and Art Malik in supporting roles. Sports was coordinated by the American action director Rob Miller of ReelSports.[7]
Made on a budget of ₹300 million (US$4.3 million),[4] the film released on 12 July 2013 and gathered a positive response from critics and audiences alike. It performed very well at the box office, eventually being declared a 'super hit' domestically and hit overseas.[8][9][10][11]Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is the sixth highest grossing 2013 Bollywood film worldwide and became the 21st film to gross ₹1 billion (US$14 million).
Singh and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka, co-wrote his autobiography, titled The Race of My Life.[12] The book inspired Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.[13][14][15] Singh sold the film rights for one rupee and inserted a clause stating that a share of the profits would be given to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust.[16] The Trust was founded in 2003 with the aim of assisting poor and needy sportspeople.[17]
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Plot[edit]
The film starts in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where a coach says 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!' The runner is taken back to the memories of his childhood days which haunt him, resulting in him dropping to fourth. The Partition of India in 1947 caused chaos which resulted in mass religious violence in Punjab in British India, killing the parents of Milkha Singh (Farhan Akhtar). He reaches Delhi and later meets his sister there. Living in impoverished refugee camps, Milkha makes friends and survives by stealing with them. He falls in love with Biro (Sonam Kapoor), but she asks him to live a life of honesty.
Milkha finds himself in the army where he gets noticed by a havaldar (sergeant) after he wins a race in which the top 10 runners will get milk, two eggs and excused from exercise. He gets selected for service commission where he is miffed and gets beaten up by senior players whom he had defeated earlier, on the day before selection of Indian team for Olympics. In spite of being injured, he participates in the race. Overcoming his pain, he wins the race thus breaking the national record.
During the Melbourne 1956 Olympics he is attracted to the granddaughter of his Australian technical coach. After a frolicking night in a bar, they have a one-night stand. The following day he feels exhausted from the night's activities and loses the final race. He realizes his mistake. Suffering from guilt, he even slaps himself in front of a mirror. On the flight back to India he asks his coach what the world record is for the 400m race and learns that it is 45.90 seconds. He trains hard and wins in several places. He then breaks the previous world record for the 400m race with a time of 45.80 seconds.
Jawaharlal Nehru (Dalip Tahil), the prime minister, convinces him to lead the Indian team in Pakistan for a friendly race with Abdul Khaliq (Dev Gill), also known as the fastest man of Asia. In Pakistan he misses the press conference and goes to his village where, in a flashback, it is shown how his parents were murdered and the last words of his father were 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!' He starts crying and is comforted by a boy who turns out to be his childhood friend's son. He also meets his friend Sampreet.
In the games, initially the Pakistani favorite is winning, but Milkha takes the lead overtaking opponents one by one, taking a convincing lead, and winning the race and respect of the two nations. The president of Pakistan, General Ayub Khan, impressed by his effort gives him the title The Flying Sikh. Jawaharlal Nehru declares a day in the name of Milkha as national holiday as desired by Milkha himself.
Cast[edit]
- Farhan Akhtar as SubedarMilkha Singh
- Sonam Kapoor as Biro, Milkha's fleeting love interest
- Divya Dutta as Isri Kaur, Milkha's elder sister
- Meesha Shafi as Perizaad
- Pavan Malhotra as Hawaldar Gurudev Singh, Milkha's coach during his days in the Indian Army
- Yograj Singh as Ranveer Singh, Milkha's coach
- Art Malik as Sampooran Singh, Milkha's father
- Hikaru Ito as Emperor of Japan
- Prakash Raj as Veerapandian
- K.K.Raina as Mr. Wadhwa
- Rebecca Breeds as Stella
- Dalip Tahil as Jawaharlal Nehru
- Dev Gill as Abdul Khaliq
- Nawab Shah as Abdul Khaliq's coach
- Jass Bhatia as Mahinder
- Japtej Singh as young Milkha Singh
- Salim Zaidi as Pakistani reporter
- Mahendra Mewati as Kirpal Singh
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
After the release of Delhi-6 (2009), director Om Prakash Mehra started developing two projects: a historical love story, Mirza Sahiban, and a biopic of Milkha Singh. The biopic developed better, and he chose the latter. Prasoon Joshi, who co-wrote Delhi-6 with Mehra, started working on the script.[18] Joshi later clarified that the film's title, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Run Milkha Run) was never actually spoken by Milkha's father. Rather, it was phrase coined by him and was used liberally throughout the narrative.[19]
-Prasoon Joshi (screenwriter)[19]
Growing up in Delhi, Mehra was familiar with anecdotes from the life of Milkha Singh, the ace runner popular as 'Flying Sikh'. He used to visit the National Stadium, Delhi for swimming, where Singh also came for his practice. Gradually, he came to know details regarding his early life, including how he witnessed his entire family being killed during the partition and traveled alone to Delhi as a refugee. Mehra started developing the project as personal story rather than a sports film, taking the theme of 'zindagi se bhago nahin, zindagi ke saath bhago' ('don't run away from life, run with life'), depicting his life from 13 to 28 years.
For research, he visited Chandigarh several times, where he talked for hours with Singh. Jeev Milkha Singh, the son of Milkha Singh and a notable golfer, arranged his meetings with the family members.[18] Milkha Singh refused a large offer for allowing his story to be adapted and charged a token amount of ₹1 (1.4¢ US), as he believed if the film could 'inspire our young people and result in India's first Olympic track gold, that would [be] reward enough for him.'[20]
It took the next two and half years to write the story.[21] According to the director, it is not a sports film, but a film about human spirit.[22]
Casting[edit]
In 2010, early contenders of the lead role were Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay Kumar. While Bachchan was preferred by Mehra, Kumar was preferred by Milkha Singh. However, Mehra deferred the final decision on the cast till the final script was completed.[23] After months of search,[21] in September 2011, the principal cast were announced. Actor-director Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor received the lead roles. Thereafter, Akhtar visited Punjab to meet Milkha Singh and his family.[24] Before deciding, Akhtar met Mehra once for a story session and immediately agreed to play the role.[25] He was inspired by Milkha Singh's life and underwent extensive physical training for the role.[22]
Pakistani actress and singer, Meesha Shafi — who got fame after her song 'Alif Allah (Jugni),' played RAW agent in the hit Pakistani film Waar and in 2013 made her Hollywood debut with The Reluctant Fundamentalist — was selected for the role of Perizaad (Milkha Singh's best friend).
Filming[edit]
The principal photography commenced in February 2012 and mainly took place in Punjab, India, with some scenes shot in Delhi, Tokyo, Melbourne and Rome.[26][27][28]
International company ReelSports coordinated the sports action for Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and cast all the elite runners.
Soundtrack[edit]
The music and the background score were composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, their first film collaboration with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The soundtrack features seven tracks with lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi. The audio was released by Sony Music on 14 June 2013, on digital platforms including iTunes and Amazon.
Marketing[edit]
Farhan Akhtar and director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra launched the movie's official mobile game at the Reliance Digital electronics store in Times Square on 3 August 2013.[29]
Release[edit]
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag released on 12 July 2013 in 1200 screens worldwide including 140 screens in USA.[30]
Entertainment tax exemptions[edit]
Maharashtra government and Madhya Pradesh government granted an entertainment tax exemption to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag on 20 July 2013.[10][31][32][33] On 24 July 2013, the Delhi government also announced a tax exemption.[34][35][36] On 25 July 2013, Goa's government gave tax-free status to the film for three months.[37][38] On 29 July 2013, Haryana government made the film tax-free in the state.[39][40][41] On 1 August 2013, Uttar Pradesh government approved a proposal to exempt Bhaag Milkha Bhaag from entertainment tax in two installments or for a maximum of two months.[42]
Critical response[edit]
India[edit]
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics.[43]
Bollywood Hungama's Taran Adarsh predicted that it would 'win accolades, admiration, respect and esteem, besides emerging as a champ',[44] while Sneha May Francis of Emirates 24/7 gave a thumbs up, saying that the film is 'truly epic' and that 'despite the prestigious Olympic glory eluding him, Mehra deservedly honors the runner’s other victories and impeccable talent, allowing us to applaud the prodigy.'[45] Desimartini, with almost 5000 ratings by the end of the weekend stated the following: 'Superbly directed, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is an outstanding film with an incredible performance by Farhan Akhtar. Though long, it keeps you hooked throughout. Don't miss this patriotic tribute to Milkha Singh.'
Madhureeta Mukherjee of The Times of India stated, 'While you are on-the-run, pause to watch this one.'[46] The India Today review concluded, 'Go and run with Milkha. In this fast-paced life, this race will definitely soothe your senses.'[47]Sify's Vijay Sinha praised the film, judging 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag should get even drug-addled Punjab flocking to the cinemas.'[48] Gayatri Sankar of Zee News wrote, 'If you are a patriotic Indian, you will be left teary eyed and your head held high.'[49]Yahoo! Movies' review summed up, 'Mehra has helmed 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' into a compelling story and an exemplar of cinematic brilliance; that it is also an inspiring tale almost seems to be a by-product.'[50]
Hrithik Roshan praised Akhtar’s performance and deemed the film to be 'phenomenal'.[51] Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan highly praised it on his blog, describing it as 'too emotionally and creatively moving to put anything down in words'.[52]Carl Lewis watched Bhaag Milkha Bhaag in the US and called Milkha Singh in India to express his appreciation for the film and the athlete.[53]
Aseem Chhabra of Rediff.com gave a mixed review and reasoned that film does not offer anything new. However, he praised Akhtar's performance, writing 'If there is one reason to see BMB it is to watch Akhtar – how much he has evolved as an actor and the sincerity with which he immerses himself in the character.'[54]NDTV echoed the same sentiment, 'Bhaag Milkha Singh is a 400 meters sprint that feels like a cross-country race.'[55] Despite praising the technical aspects and music, Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN criticized the length: 'The film itself is well intentioned and shines a light on an important figure. The film is an ambitious account of the first 27 years or so of celebrated Indian sprinter Milkha Singh's roller-coaster life. But it's too long and too unfocused to leave a lasting impression.'[56][57]
International[edit]
Robert Abele of the Los Angeles Times described the film as 'a stirring bio of Milkha Singh',[58] while Nicolas Rapold of The New York Times said that 'the movie strikes its chosen couple of notes resoundingly, making clear what makes Singh run.'[59]Twitch Film's review said, '[.]in the grand scheme of things. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is easily one of the best mainstream films to come out of Bollywood this year.'[60] Scott Foundas of Variety described it as a 'rousing and handsomely crafted biopic'.[61] Lisa Tsering of The Hollywood Reporter opined that the biopic 'requires viewer endurance, but pays off with an exhilarating climax.'[62]Digital Spy praised the work and said, 'It is a blessing that this film was made and the inspiring story of India's greatest sporting hero told to a generation who might otherwise never have known the legend of 'The Flying Sikh.'[63]
The Los Angeles Times stated that there's enough dramatic restraint and performance charm to give Singh his due as a justifiably glorified figure in India's independence.[64]
The Washington Post stated that the Bollywood import dramatizes the life of famed Indian sprinter Milkha Singh.[65]
Box office[edit]
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grossed ₹1.64 billion (US$24 million) worldwide and is the fifth highest-grossing 2013 Bollywood film.
India[edit]
The film opened very well at multiplexes across India, especially in Punjab and Delhi.[66] It earned approximately ₹85 million (US$1.2 million) on its first day. The film showed a 21-percent growth and earned ₹105 million (US$1.5 million) on the second day of its box office run.[67]Bhaag Milka Bhaag grossed approximately ₹317 million (US$4.6 million) nett over its first weekend,[68] and earned a total of ₹55 million (US$800,000) nett on Monday. Its four-day gross amounted to ₹365 million (US$5.3 million) nett.[69]Bhaag Milkha Bhaag ended its first week with a total collection of approximately ₹535 million (US$7.7 million) nett.[70][70] It collected around ₹35 million (US$510,000) nett on its eighth day.[71] It collected ₹55 million (US$800,000) nett on its second Saturday.[31] The ten-day domestic business was ₹695 million (US$10 million) nett approx.[10][72] The film grossed around ₹279.80 million (US$4.0 million) nett in its second week taking its total collections to ₹810 million (US$12 million).[72][73] It had grossed over ₹900 million (US$13 million) nett in 17 days as it grossed around ₹95 million (US$1.4 million) nett in its third weekend.[74] The film added ₹15 million (US$220,000) nett approx in its third week to take its nett gross to ₹964 million (US$14 million).[75][76] It grossed ₹1.02 billion (US$15 million) nett in 24 days as it added around ₹50 million (US$720,000) nett in its fourth weekend.[77]
Overseas[edit]
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag grossed around $1.4 million over its first weekend.[78] The film grossed US$647,112 in its first week of release in the United States, and debuted at the 15th spot at the box office.[79] It has done well overseas with collections of around $2.7 million. The film has done well in US.[80] It has done overseas business of over US$3.5 million and has been declared a hit.[81] The final overseas business is around US$3.8 million.[82]
Controversy[edit]
The film's song 'Maston Ka Jhund' landed into controversy after a right-wing Hindu organization, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), took objection to the use of the word 'havan' in the song. They alleged that havan (Yagya) has been used in a derogatory manner. Their reference is to the allegedly 'obscene' actions that the actors performed on the song. Demonstrations were held in Goa regarding the issue.[83]
Certain members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) boycotted a workshop held in accordance with Information and Broadcast Ministry's wish citing partially of some officials of the censor board particularly regarding the certificate given to Bhaag Milkha Bhaag which, in spite of a sex scene and some violence, got a U certificate[a] lashing out and criticising the decisions of the censor examining member and former actress, Sharmila Tagore accusing CEO Pankaja Thakur along with some other board officials being puppets controlled by film directors and promoting vulgarity.[85]
As a consequence the Delhi High Court sought an explanation from the I&B ministry and the CBFC regarding the escalating levels of vulgarity in recent times.[85][86]
Factual errors[edit]
Although the story mentions that Milkha Singh held the men's 400 meter world record, the men's 400 metres world record progression does not mention Milkha Singh's name in the world record holders. It is shown that Ranbir Singh (Milkha Singh's coach) mentions world record as 45.9 seconds after 1952 Olympics; while Milkha eventually bested that time in the 1956 Olympics with a personal record of 45.73 seconds, the newest world record was 45.2 seconds set by Lou Jones of United States, the first-place winner in the same race.[87]
Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, renowned athlete, who was part of Indian team at Rome Olympics mentions that the claim made in movie about Milkha Singh leading the 400 meter race and he lost it as he looked behind, is incorrect. He never led the race and he was at fifth position at 300 meters.[87]
In the final race when Milkha Singh’s sister tune in the radio to follow the developments in Lahore live, the radio commentator can be heard as announcing, “It seems that entire Pakistan has settled inside the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.” The Lahore Stadium which was originally built in 1959 wasn’t renamed as Gaddafi Stadium until 1974.[88]
The Malaysian flag did not exist until 1957. There a Malaysian flag in a scene during 1956 in Melbourne.
Though the movie is set in the 1950s, Farhan Akhtar sings the song 'Nanha munna rahi hoon.' The song is from the movie Son of India which was released in 1962.[89]
Awards and honors[edit]
Year | Award Ceremony | Award | Film/Notes | Result |
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2013 | BIG Star Entertainment Awards[90] | Most Entertaining Film | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Won |
Most Entertaining Singer (Male) | Siddharth Mahadevan | |||
6th Mirchi Music Awards[91] | Lyricist of The Year | Prasoon Joshi - 'Maston Ka Jhund' | ||
Song representing Sufi tradition | 'Mera Yaar' | |||
2014 | National Film Awards[92] | Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | |
Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya | |||
59th Filmfare Awards[93] | Best Film | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | ||
Best Director | Rakesh Omprakash Mehra | |||
Best Actor | Farhan Akhtar | |||
Best Lyrics | Prasoon Joshi | |||
R D Burman Award | Siddharth Mahadevan | |||
Best Costume | Dolly Ahluwalia | |||
Best Production Design | Acropolis Design | |||
20th Screen Awards[94] | Best Film | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | ||
Best Actor | Farhan Akhtar | |||
Best Background Music | Shankar Ehsaan Loy | |||
Best Child Artist | Japtej Singh | |||
15th IIFA Awards[95] | Best Film | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | ||
Best Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | |||
Best Actor | Farhan Akhtar | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | |||
Best Story | Prasoon Joshi | |||
Best Sound Design | Nakul Kamte | |||
Best Background Score | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |||
Best Cinematography | Binod Pradhan | |||
Best Costume Design | Dolly Ahluwalia | |||
Best Dialogue | Prasoon Joshi | |||
Best Editing | P. S. Bharti | |||
Best Makeup | Vikram Gaikwad | |||
Best Screenplay | Prasoon Joshi | |||
Best Sound Mixing | Debajit Changmai | |||
Star Guild Awards[96] | Best Film | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | ||
Best Director | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | |||
Best Actor in a Leading Role | Farhan Akhtar | |||
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Divya Dutta | |||
Best Screenplay | Prasoon Joshi | |||
Best Story | Prasoon Joshi | |||
Best Cinematography | Binod Pradhan | |||
Best Sound Design | Nakul Kamte | |||
Hall of Fame Award | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | |||
Zee Cine Awards[97] | Best Film- Jury | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | ||
Best Director - Jury | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | |||
Best Actor Male - Jury | Farhan Akhtar | |||
Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Female | Divya Dutta | |||
Special Award Power Club-Box Office | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag |
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Notes[edit]
- ^'U' means in CFBC terminology unrestricted public exhibition or Universal video, equivalent to MPAA's G and PG ratings and BBFC's U and PG ratings.[84]
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- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag at Rotten Tomatoes
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Nickname(s) | The Flying Sikh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Citizenship | Indian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 20 November 1929 (age 89) Govindpura, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Employer | Retired; formerly of the Indian Army and Government of Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Nirmal Kaur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Milkha Singh (birthdate, 20th Nov 1929),[a] also known as The Flying Sikh, is an Indian former track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army. He was the only Indian athlete to win an individual athletics gold medal at a Commonwealth Games until Krishna Poonia won the discus gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He also won gold medals in the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He represented India in the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in recognition of his sporting achievements.
The race for which Singh is best remembered is his fourth-place finish in the 400 metres final at the 1960 Olympic Games, which he had entered as one of the favourites. He led the race till the 200m mark before easing off, allowing others to pass him. Various records were broken in the race, which required a photo-finish and saw American Otis Davis being declared the winner by one-hundredth of a second over German Carl Kaufmann. Singh's fourth-place time of 45.73 became the Indian national record and held for almost 40 years
From beginnings that saw him orphaned and displaced during the Partition of India, Singh has become a sporting icon in his country. In 2008, journalist Rohit Brijnath described Singh as 'the finest athlete India has ever produced'.[1] In July 2012, The Independent said that 'India's most revered Olympian is a gallant loser' and noted the paucity of success at that time — 20 medals — achieved by Indian competitors in the Olympic Games despite the country having a population in excess of one billion.[2]
Early life[edit]
Milkha Singh was born on 20 November 1929 according to records in Pakistan,[3] although other official records various state 17 October 1935[4] and 20 November 1935.[5] His birthplace was Govindpura,[6] a village 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Muzaffargarh city in Punjab Province, British India (now Muzaffargarh District, Pakistan) in a Sikh Rajput family. He was one of 15 siblings, eight of whom died before the Partition of India. He was orphaned during the Partition, when his parents, a brother and two sisters were killed in the violence that ensued. He witnessed these killings.[1][6][7][8]
Escaping the troubles in Punjab, where killings of Hindus and Sikhs were continuing,[7] by moving to Delhi, India, in 1947, Singh lived for a short time with the family of his married sister[6] and was briefly imprisoned at Tihar jail for travelling on a train without a ticket. His sister, Ishvar, sold some jewellery to obtain his release.[8][9] He spent some time at a refugee camp in Purana Quila and at a resettlement colony in Shahdara, both in Delhi.[6]
Singh became disenchanted with his life and considered becoming a dacoit[b] but was instead persuaded by a brother, Malkhan, to attempt recruitment to the Indian Army. He successfully gained entrance on his fourth attempt, in 1951, and while stationed at the Electrical Mechanical Engineering Centre[10] in Secunderabad he was introduced to athletics. He had run the 10 km distance to and from school as a child and was selected by the army for special training in athletics after finishing sixth in a compulsory cross-country run for new recruits.[7][8] Singh has acknowledged how the army introduced him to sport, saying that 'I came from a remote village, I didn't know what running was, or the Olympics'.[1][7]
International career[edit]
He represented India in the 200m and 400m competitions of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.[11] His inexperience meant that he did not progress from the heat stages but a meeting with the eventual 400m champion at those Games, Charles Jenkins, both inspired him to greater things and provided him with information about training methods.[1]
In 1958, Singh set records for the 200m and 400m in the National Games of India, held at Cuttack,[10] and also won gold medals in the same events at the Asian Games. He then won a gold medal in the 400m (440 yards at this time) competition at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games with a time of 46.6 seconds.[9] This latter achievement made him the first gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games from independent India.[8] Before Vikas Gowda won the gold in 2014, Milkha was the only Indian male to have won an individual athletics gold medal at those Games.[12]
Singh was persuaded by Jawaharlal Nehru to set aside his memories of the Partition era to race successfully in 1960 against Abdul Khaliq in Pakistan, where a post-race comment by the then General Ayub Khan led to him acquiring the nickname of The Flying Sikh.[c] Some sources say that he set a world record of 45.8 seconds in France,[10] shortly before the Rome Olympics in the same year but the official report of the Games lists the record holder as Lou Jones, who ran 45.2 at Los Angeles in 1956.[4] At those Olympics, he was involved in a close-run final race in the 400m competition, where he was placed fourth.[7][8] Singh had beaten all the leading contenders other than Otis Davis, and a medal had been anticipated because of his good form. However, he made an error when leading the race at 250m, slowing down in the belief that his pace could not be sustained and looking round at his fellow competitors. Singh believes that these errors caused him to lose his medal opportunity and they are his 'worst memory'.[10] Davis, Carl Kaufmann and Malcolm Spence all passed him, and a photo-finish resulted. Davis and Kaufman were both timed at a world-record breaking 44.9 seconds, while Spence and Singh went under the pre-Games Olympic record of 45.9 seconds, set in 1952 by George Rhoden and Herb McKenley, with times of 45.5 and 45.6 seconds, respectively.[4][9]The Age noted in 2006 that 'Milkha Singh is the only Indian to have broken an Olympic track record. Unfortunately he was the fourth man to do so in the same race'[13] but the official Olympic report notes that Davis had already equalled the Rhoden/McKenley Olympic record in the quarter-finals and surpassed it with a time of 45.5 seconds in the semi-finals.[4]
At the 1962 Asian Games, held in Jakarta, Singh won gold in the 400m[9] and in the 4 x 400m relay.[14] He attended the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he was entered to compete in the 400m, the 4 x 100m relay and the 4 x 400m relay.[5] He did not take part in either the 400m[15] or the 4 x 100m relay[d] and the Indian team of Milkha Singh, Makhan Singh, Amrit Pal and Ajmer Singh were eliminated when they finished fourth in the heat stages of the 4 x 400m.[17]
There have been claims that Singh won 77 of his 80 races,[10] but these are spurious. The number of races in which he participated is not verified, nor is the number of victories, but he lost a 400m race at the 1964 National Games in Calcutta to Makhan Singh[18] and he did not finish first in any of his four races at the 1960 Olympic Games[4] or the aforementioned qualification races at the 1956 Olympics.
Singh's time in the 1960 Olympics 400m final, which was run on a cinder track, set a national record that stood until 1998 when Paramjit Singh exceeded it on a synthetic track and with fully automatic timing that recorded 45.70 seconds. Although Singh's Olympic result of 45.6 seconds had been hand-timed, an electronic system at those Games had determined his record to be 45.73.[19]
Later life[edit]
Milkha Singh was promoted from the rank of sepoy to junior commissioned officer in recognition of his successes in the 1958 Asian Games.[20][e] He subsequently became Director of Sports in the Punjab Ministry of Education,[10] from which post he had retired by 1998.[19]
Singh had been awarded the Padma Shri following his success in 1958. In 2001, he turned down an offer of the Arjuna Award from the Indian government, arguing that it was intended to recognise young sports people and not those such as him. He also thought that the Award was being inappropriately given to people who had little notable involvement as active sports people at all. He said that 'I have been clubbed with sportspersons who are nowhere near the level that I had achieved' and that the award had become devalued. While sharing his wealth of experience in a college in Goa on 25 August 2014, he also said, 'The awards nowadays are distributed like 'prasad' in a temple. Why should one be honoured when he or she has not achieved the benchmark for the award? I rejected the Arjuna I was offered after I received the Padma Shri. It was like being offered an SSC certificate after securing a Masters degree.'[21][22]
All of Singh's medals have been donated to the nation. They were displayed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi but later moved to a sports museum in Patiala,[10] where a pair of running shoes that he wore in Rome are also displayed.[23] In 2012, he donated the Adidas shoes that he had worn in the 1960 400m final to a charity auction organised by actor Rahul Bose.[24]
Singh and his daughter, Sonia Sanwalka, co-wrote his autobiography, titled The Race of My Life (2013).[25] The book inspired[26]Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, a 2013 biographical film of Singh's life.[27][28][29] Singh sold the movie rights for one rupee but inserted a clause stating that a share of the profits would be given to the Milkha Singh Charitable Trust.[7] The Trust was founded in 2003 with the aim of assisting poor and needy sportspeople.[30]
In September 2017, Singh's wax statue - created by sculptors of Madame Tussauds in London - was unveiled at Chandigarh. It depicts Singh in running posture during his victorious run at the 1958 Commonwealth Games.[31]
Family[edit]
As of 2012, Singh lives in Chandigarh.[24] He met Nirmal Kaur, a former captain of the Indian women's volleyball team in Ceylon in 1955. They married in 1962[6] and have three daughters and a son, the golfer Jeev Milkha Singh. In 1999, they adopted the seven-year-old son of Havildar Bikram Singh, who had died in the Battle of Tiger Hill.[10]
Records and honours[edit]
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- 1st 1958 Asian Games – 200 m
- 1st 1958 Asian Games – 400 m
- 1st 1958 Commonwealth Games – 440 yards
- Padma Shri – 1959
- 1st 1962 Asian Games – 400 m
- 1st 1962 Asian Games – 4 x 400 m relay
- 2nd 1964 Calcutta National Games – 400 m[32]
References[edit]
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Notes
- ^There are different records for his birth date. Records in Pakistan note it as 20 November 1929. Other records note it as 17 October 1935 and 20 November 1935. The birthdate has been written as 20 November 1932, on his passport.
- ^Paan Singh Tomar, one of Singh's contemporaries in the Indian Army and as an athlete, did become infamous as a dacoit.[6]
- ^On Singh's 1960 victory over Abdul Khaliq in Pakistan, Ayub Khan, then President of Pakistan, told Singh that 'You didn't run today, you flew'.[7]
- ^The Indian 4 x 100m relay competitors at the 1964 Olympic Games were Anthony Coutinho, Makhan Singh, Kenneth Powell and Rajasekaran Pichaya in both the heats and semi-final, where they were eliminated from the competition.[16]
- ^Promotion in recognition of bringing glory to the nation continues today. Some cricketers attain the rank of honorary colonel and in 2012 Singh was outspoken in his desire to see promotion for Vijay Kumar, who had won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.[20]
Citations
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- ^'Opening week's action at the Games.. and what to expect'. The Independent. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^Nair, Avinash (22 November 2013). 'Flashback with the Flying Sikh'. The Hindu. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ abcde'The XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee'(PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVII Olympiad. pp. 76–80. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ ab'The XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee'(PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad. p. 596. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ abcdefD'Souza, Dipti Nagpaul (23 June 2013). 'Will over matter'. The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ abcdefgKoshie, Nihal (30 June 2013). ''If Milkha Singh was born in present times, no one would be able to break his record in 100 yrs''. Indian Express. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ abcdeSharma, Aabhas (5 July 2013). 'India's first celebrity athlete'. Business Standard. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ abcdEzekiel, Gulu (30 July 2005). 'The Flying Sikh's Exploits'. The Hindu. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ abcdefghMasih, Archana (September 2000). 'Milkha Singh … on the race of his life'. Rediff. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^'The XVI Olympiad Melbourne 1956 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee'(PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVI Olympiad. pp. 287, 290. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^'Vikas Gowda is first Indian man to clinch athletics gold in 56 years'. India Today. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^Coulter, Michael (12 August 2006). 'Great sporting Sikhs'. The Age. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^'Makhan Singh dead'. The Hindu. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^'The XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee'(PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^'The XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee'(PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad. pp. 48, 50. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^'The XVIII Olympiad Tokyo 1964 – The Official Report of the Organizing Committee'(PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XVIII Olympiad. p. 51. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^Bhattal, Amardeep (21 January 2002). 'Makhan Singh dead'. The Tribune. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ abPritam, Norris (6 November 1998). '38 Year Old Indian Record Falls'. IAAF. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ abKahol, Vikas (9 August 2012). 'Milkha Singh backs promotion for silver medallist armyman'. India Today. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^'Milkha Singh not to accept Arjuna Award'. The Tribune. 16 August 2001. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^Jolly, Asit (16 August 2001). ''Flying Sikh' snubs award'. BBC News. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^'Milkha Singh donates Olympic shoes for charity auction'. The Times of India. PTI. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ ab'Milkha Singh gives his 1960 Olympics shoes for charity'. Mid-Day. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^'Milkha Singh: 'My God, my religion, my beloved''. Livemint/Hindustan Times. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^'Farhan Akhtar looked like my duplicate in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: Milkha Singh'. Indian Express. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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- ^'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Picks Up Well on Day One'. Box Office India. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^Ramnath, Nandini (1 July 2013). 'When Milkha Singh ran for his life'. Livemint/Hindustan Times. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^'The Race of My Life: An Autobiography'. Rupa Publications. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^Sood, Kartik (27 September 2017). 'Milkha immortalized in wax'. The Times of India.
- ^Bhunga, Jagdeep (22 August 2013). 'Miserable family of Makhan Singh de-motivate youth to go for sports'. Spot News India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
External links[edit]
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- Milkha Singh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- 'Transcript of a webchat'. Rediff. 22 August 2001.
- 'Video of Singh in the closing stages of the 440 yards (400m) race, 1958 British Empire & Commonwealth Games'. IBN.
- 'How India's 'Flying Sikh' went from orphan to gold medallist'. Witness. BBC News. 10 January 2017.