Post the trailer release, a lot of people reached out Milkha Singh and that came as a boon as there were a lot of people who he had lost touch with specially during the partition.
Writer Lyricist Prasoon Joshi went out of his way to meet every important person in the athlete’s life while he was researching on the subject. Milkha Singh got a chance to reconnect with his past even before the film went on the floors.
A source says, “Milkha is thankful to Prasoon for re-introducing him to many people whom he had lost touch with over the years, especially due to the Partition. Milkha had reunions with many people who he knew in the past and had lost connection with.”
During the research period, Joshi went to the neighborhood where Singh grew up and met his friends, family and people associated with him. He stated, “I went to as many places as I could. While writing about his life, it is important to not just listen to him, but also from people who knew him. As the film isn’t about a fictitious character, we had to be extra careful. But I have taken some liberty (with the story).”
“Milkhaji is an exceptional human being. I am just happy that I got an opportunity to know him. I got a lot of insight on how his life was, on how he experienced many problems and fought against all odds. His life and struggle makes other people’s problems seem small.” he further adds.
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