By Hindustan Times
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar says playing sprinter Milkha Singh in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag have been a thrilling challenge. "It was definitely a challenge, nevertheless it was a challenge that was an excessively exciting one to accept," the 38-year-old said here in an interview. The biopic is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.
Asked if he needed to learn Punjabi for his character, Farhan said: "In bits and pieces. I mainly focussed on dialogues and sure improvisations within scenes. But in fact I had to, because there's a very distinct Punjabi flavour to the entire film."
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag also features Sonam Kapoor and is slated to release on July 12.
