The legendary sprinter Milkha Singh aka ‘Flying Singh’ passes away after a month-long battle with Covid-19 yesterday. He was 91 years old and admitted to the ICU of the PGIMER hospital in Chandigarh.
No sooner than the death news confirmed by his family, Bollywood celebrities took to their social media handles and conveyed their condolences. Director Madhur Bhandarkar took to his Twitter account and tweeted, “Sad to hear the demise of #MilkhaSingh ji Broken heart. Been a great inspiration will remain in our hearts forever,” However, on the other hand, actor Rahul Bose wrote, “An inspiration, period. Rest in peace, Sir. We mourn deeply,” Actress Raveena Tandon tweeted, “Had the honour of meeting you Sir, you will always have a special place in all our hearts ! Whenever we need to be inspired, “bhaag milkhe bhaag,” will resound in our ears! Om Shanti,”
Previously, in 2013, a film was made on the life of Milkha Singh called ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, which was directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and starred Farhan Akhtar as Singh along with Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Yograj Singh and Prakash Raj in supporting roles.
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