Milkha Singh did a contract for the biopic for Re 1, PM Nehru took a day off in the country after winning the gold medal

Milkha Singh gave the rights to make a movie on his biography for just 1 rupee. In this, Farhan Akhtar played the role of Milkha Singh. (Image- Indian Express)

The great sprinter Milkha Singh, popularly known as ‘Flying Sikh’, lagged behind in the battle with Corona. Milkha Singh was battling corona infection and breathed his last at Chandigarh’s PGI Hospital on Friday. Milkha Singh and his wife Nirmal Milkha Singh were admitted to the hospital due to difficulty in breathing after the home cook got corona infected, where his wife and Indian volleyball team captain Nirmal Milkha Singh died last Sunday. Gone. Being in the ICU, Milkha Singh could not attend his wife’s funeral. Milkha Singh, 91, was born in undivided India.
After the Hindi film ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ was made on his biography in 2013, he became a household name and the new generation also got to know about his struggles. There are many anecdotes related to his life, in which the then President Field Marshal Ayub Khan gave him the title of ‘Flying Sikh’ after defeating the famous sprinter of Pakistan. Apart from this, there is also an anecdote that at the behest of Milkha Singh, who got India the first gold medal at the global level, the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had taken a day off across the country.

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Gave the rights of the biopic in just 1 rupee

Bollywood director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra went to Milkha Singh to make a movie on his biography. Milkha Singh gave the rights to make the movie for just 1 rupee. In this, Farhan Akhtar played the role of Milkha Singh. According to the information given on Wikipedia, this movie was made for Rs 41 crore but it earned Rs 210 crore at the box office. In an interview with The Indian Express, Milkha Singh had told how he had decided to sign the contract for Re 1. Milkha Singh had already seen movies like Mother India, Shree 420 and Awara before 1960 and after that he had not seen any movie. According to the interview, Milkha Singh did not know any director or actor but his son golfer Jeev Milkha Singh was very much influenced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s iconic film ‘Rang De Basanti’ and it was Mehra to make a film on his father Milkha Singh’s biography. given priority to At the behest of his son, Milkha Singh gave the story rights for Rs. However, a clause was added to the agreement under which a provision was made to give ten percent of the profits to Milkha Singh Charitable Trust.

At the behest of Milkha Singh, PM Nehru took a day off

At the Cardiff Commonwealth Games, Milkha Singh won India’s first gold medal at the global level by defeating the then world record holder Malcolm Spence in a run of 440 yards. According to a report, when Queen Elizabeth of England gave Milkha Singh a gold medal, the then Indian High Commissioner to Britain, Vijaylakshmi Pandit, hugged Milkha Singh. After this he told Milkha Singh that PM Nehru has asked him whether the reward is needed. Milkha Singh suddenly said on this that in the joy of this victory, a day should be taken in the whole country and according to the news, on the day of his arrival in India, according to the promise, the then Prime Minister Pandit Nehru declared a holiday across the country.

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The title of ‘Flying Sikh’ was given by the Field Marshal of Pakistan

Milkha Singh had 14 siblings and was born in present-day Pakistan. His parents and eight siblings were killed during the partition. Milkha Singh had somehow reached India and after coming to India after the statement given in an interview, he did not want to step on Pakistani soil in any case. In the year 1960, he was invited to participate in the International Athlete Competition of Pakistan, but he did not want to participate in the sorrow of partition. However, on the persuasion of the then Prime Minister of the country, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, he went to Pakistan and Pakistan’s fastest runner Abdul Khaliq could not stand in front of his speed. After this victory, the then President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Ayub Khan, overwhelmed by his speed, gave him the title of ‘Flying Sikh’.