‘Flying Sikh’, wish you good health: Farhan Akhtar on Milkha Singh''s 90th birthday

Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, November 20

Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar wished good health and happiness to the ‘flying Sikh’, Milkha Singh on his 90th birthday. 

Farhan portrayed Milkha in his biopic, ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, which released in 2013. 

In a post on Instagram, Farhan shared a black and white picture of the ‘flying Sikh’.

Farhan wrote: “Happy birthday to the ‘Flying Sikh’... love you Milkha-ji. Wish you good health and happiness always. @realjeevmilkhasingh.”

The film, ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’, depicts the Indian athletes agonising obstacles in order to become a world champion, Olympian and one of India's most iconic athletes.

On Farhan’s post, Milkha received several birthday wishes. 

One user said: “Happy Birthday Guruji”, another wrote: “Many more happy returns of the day sir”, one commented: “Happy birthday milkha ji”.