He falls in love with Biro (), but she asks him to live a life of honesty. Milkha finds himself in the army where he gets noticed by a havaldar (sergeant) after he wins a race in which the top 10 runners will get milk, two eggs and excused from exercise. He gets selected for service commission where he is miffed and gets beaten up by senior players whom he had defeated earlier, on the day before selection of Indian team for. In spite of being injured, he participates in the race. Overcoming his pain, he wins the race thus breaking the national record. During the he is attracted to the granddaughter of his Australian technical coach. After a frolicking night in a bar, they have a.
The following day he feels exhausted from the night's activities and loses the final race. He realizes his mistake.
Suffering from guilt, he even slaps himself in front of a mirror. On the flight back to India he asks his coach what the world record is for the 400m race and learns that it is 45.90 seconds. He trains hard and wins in several places. He then breaks the previous world record for the 400m race with a time of 45.80 seconds. (), the prime minister, convinces him to lead the Indian team in for a friendly race with (), also known as the fastest man of Asia.
In Pakistan he misses the press conference and goes to his village where, in a flashback, it is shown how his parents were murdered and the last words of his father were 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag!' He starts crying and is comforted by a boy who turns out to be his childhood friend's son.
He also meets his friend Sampreet. In the games, initially the Pakistani favorite is winning, but Milkha takes the lead overtaking opponents one by one, taking a convincing lead, and winning the race and respect of the two nations. The president of Pakistan, General, impressed by his effort gives him the title The Flying Sikh. Jawaharlal Nehru declares a day in the name of Milkha as national holiday as desired by Milkha himself. Cast [ ] • as • as Biro, Milkha's fleeting love interest • as Isri Kaur, Milkha's elder sister • as Perizaad • as Hawaldar (Constable) Gurudev Singh, Milkha's coach during his days in the Indian Army • as Ranveer Singh, Milkha's coach • as Sampooran Singh, Milkha's father • as • as Veerapandian • as Mr. Wadhwa • as Stella • as • as • as Abdul Khaliq's coach • as Mahinder • Japtej Singh as young Milkha Singh • as Pakistani reporter • as Kirpal Singh Production [ ] Development [ ] After the release of (2009), director Om Prakash Mehra started developing two projects: a historical love story,, and a biopic of Milkha Singh.