So after sitting through over 3 hours of this melodramatic, generously spiced biopic of a sportsman who did our nation proud, I knew not much about his technique or tactics that have eluded our athletes for over six decades, thereafter. Instead there were inconsequential love stories filling the plot for much longer than they should have, a mystery that goes on for three hours even though you've guessed it in the first 30 seconds and a child's rogue behavior glorified more than it mattered in any way to the so-called story.
If you're going in for your money's worth, look no further. It's everything bollywood promises to offer with its big budget summer blockbusters. But it's not a sports film like 'Moneyball' or 'The Fighter'. Farhan has worked much harder than the industry demands and that's been flaunted for several minutes in the film. In my mind, a 20 something Milkha Singh would look more like a Kunal Kapoor from RDB, but maybe he was too tall for the role.
I have no doubt that the film will have a major presence at every award show next year for its guise of trying something new. I only hope the little boy who played young Milkha has a bright acting career ahead of him because he was effortlessly brilliant.