The demons hidden in some dark corner of his consciousness come alive. Milkha ironically finds himself in a place wherein he had lost his all – Pakistan - a place where he witnessed the bloody massacre of his entire family.
The film attempts to understand a catastrophic loss that was deemed a sure victory and explores through the darkness of disgrace Milkha’s redemption, the redemption and catharsis that come when he confronts his past. “The one who lost the 400 meters finals at the Rome Olympics” is an involuntary response when the name Milkha Singh is mentioned. All that is most remembered is that Milkha Singh, hailed as the Flying Sikh, was a famous athlete who infamously lost the penultimate race of his life. ‘Milkha Singh’- for some the name evokes a faint memory from the pages of history.
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