This Article is From Jul 21, 2013

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag exceeded our expectations

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Bhaag Milkha Bhaag exceeded our expectations

i>Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a biopic of legendary athlete Milkha Singh

Highlights

  • Legendary athlete Milkha Singh's biopic didn't get an overwhelming review, but the Bhaag Milkha Bhaag box office success has thrown the movie business into a tizzy and its director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra admits that the collection has indeed surpassed their expectations.
  • While in the first week Milka Singh's biopic raked in approximately Rs 55 crore, in the second week it collected Rs 3.58 crore in Mumbai.
  • Mehra said: "Our film's reach has exceeded all our expectations. We knew Milkhaji's story would have a resonant emotional impact. But we couldn't have guessed it would reach so far and wide."
  • The immediate impact of the ace runner's saga is a heightened interest in films related to sports and sportspersons.
  • Director Omang Kumar is shooting a biopic on boxing Olympic medallist Mary Kom with Priyanka Chopra in the lead role, while Ekta Kapoor has bought the movie rights of the life of cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin.
  • And a biopic on the life of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand is in the pipeline.
  • Farhan Akhtar, who plays the title role in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, said: "I am just so happy. Acceptance and recognition of one's effort is such a wonderful feeling."
Mumbai: Legendary athlete Milkha Singh's biopic didn't get an overwhelming review, but the Bhaag Milkha Bhaag box office success has thrown the movie business into a tizzy and its director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra admits that the collection has indeed surpassed their expectations.

While in the first week Milka Singh's biopic raked in approximately Rs 55 crore, in the second week it collected Rs 3.58 crore in Mumbai.

Mehra said: "Our film's reach has exceeded all our expectations. We knew Milkhaji's story would have a resonant emotional impact. But we couldn't have guessed it would reach so far and wide."

The immediate impact of the ace runner's saga is a heightened interest in films related to sports and sportspersons.

Director Omang Kumar is shooting a biopic on boxing Olympic medallist Mary Kom with Priyanka Chopra in the lead role, while Ekta Kapoor has bought the movie rights of the life of cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin.

And a biopic on the life of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand is in the pipeline.

Farhan Akhtar, who plays the title role in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, said: "I am just so happy. Acceptance and recognition of one's effort is such a wonderful feeling."

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