Bhaag Milkha Bhaag Running on the Box Office!

India's fastest runner, the legendary Milkha Singh, is said to be running very fast again, this time at the box office. The Bollywood movie on his life "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" has created a global stir.

Milkha Singh told the media that his phone has not stopped ringing ever since the film released. The most surprising call that he got was from former American sprinter Carl Lewis who saw the movie!

Milkha Singh said, "The entire credit for the film's success must go to director Rakeysh Mehra, writer Prasoon Joshi, editor P.S. Bharathi and to Farhan Akhtar for portraying me with such conviction, and to Divya Dutta for bringing my sister's role alive. If it wasn't for the entire team and their belief in the project, my story would not have been told so persuasively. So many athletes have come and gone unsung. I think I am very fortunate."

Milkha Singh is also happy with the fact that "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" has given an inspirational message to the youth to follow their dreams.

Milkha Singh has taken just a token fee of Re.1 for the movie. However, it was decided that if the film makes profits, some of it would go into the Milkha Singh Charity Trust.

The charity trust distributes medicines to the poor, encourages promising athletes and helps retired sportsmen.

Milkha says, ''In our country, sportspersons are given no financial support. I have seen so much poverty and hardship. Believe me, the film shows only 20 percent of my suffering. They couldn't show all my pain.''

Milkha Singh now has only one unfulfilled wish. "The gold medal that slipped out of my hand in the Rome Olympics must come to us. Before I leave this world I want one Indian youngster to go get that medal for our country. That's my last wish."

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