Farhan Akhtar hopful of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Actor Farhan Akhtar is currently busy with his next film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is a film that is made on the life of the famous Indian athlete Milkha Singh. In short, it is his biopic. Farhan Akhtar feels that the film will give the much-needed boost to the athletics in India.

The actor said that there are things that they are planning to show through the film and it will certainly be a good message for all. Not all people may know, but Farhan Akhtar had spent quite a time with the former athlete himself. That helped him prepare for the role even better.

Why only Farhan Akhtar, but even Milkha Singh himself has a dream that is associated with the film. The Flying Sikh, as Milkha Singh is known, also wants the people to turn to athletics. The real dream of Milkha Singh is to inspire people to participate and win medals for the country and even individual medals.

The film is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and will star Sonam Kapoor. Farhan Akhtar will be seen in the character of Milkha Singh. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag will release on January 12, 2013.

Will Farhan Akhtar play the character of Milkha Singh?

If all the things fall in place, Farhan Akhtar might play the character of the Indian runner – The Flying Sikh. Farhan Akhtar has hardly ever thought of acting in films outside his own banner, Excel Entertainment. However, he is now also considering films with good scripts. The upcoming film on Milkha Singh could be one of those to start off.

It was first thought that the protagonist in the film could be Akshay Kumar. Milkha Singh himself felt that Akshay Kumar is the best bet for playing his character. He is a Punjabi and has the right physique for such a role. Milkha also said that Akshay acts well.

However, apart from Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan was also being considered seriously for the role. There were reports about the same in various channels of the media. But it seems that the Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara star has come first in the race by defeating both Akshay Kumar and Abhishek Bachchan.

The film is to be directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and is titled Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. It is expected that the shooting of the film will start only in the next year.