Farhan has worked very hard for 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag': Rakeysh Mehra

Updated On: 06 June, 2012 01:06 PM IST | | PTI

Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra of 'Rang De Basanti' fame, who is making a biopic on Milkha Singh, says the film's lead Farhan Akhtar went through gruelling training like an athlete to look the part

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Farhan has worked very hard for 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag': Rakeysh Mehra

"My only brief to my team was that we are not preparing an actor, we are training an athlete to win gold at the next Olympics. There was a lot of hard work, training everyday, six hours out on the field and then the gym. We had three athletic instructors, a technical expert for speed and endurance, all that is required to train an athlete," Mehra said.

Farhan Akhtar in 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'
Farhan Akhtar in u00a0a still from 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'. Pic/ Santa Banta