Farhan Akhtar opens up about his iconic role of Milkha Singh in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Legendary athlete Milkha Singh is going to be portrayed through multitalented actor Farhan Akhtar in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra`s upcoming Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. The actor has cleared his view on the role of Milkha Singh which was definitely a huge responsibility to step into the shoes of such a mammoth figure.

While talking to PTI, Farhan stated, "To do a role like this you have to interpret the character as you don`t want to go into impersonation of somebody or do mimicry act. You have to make the character your own for that you have to start becoming that person. I did focus on this aspect.” He also had some memorable personal experiences while working on the project as he met with Milkha Singh, "I had couple of meetings with him where I just heard him speak about his life and did not want to ask him any specific questions. To hear someone talk about their life - you get to know the way their eyes moisten up, how big the smile is or how comfortable their body language is while talking to someone. So that is how you pick up things and you focus on when you act.”

He stated further, "To do this character was a serious responsibility as that is the big thing. To say whether it was difficult or easy is subjective because when you are excited about something no matter how hard it is it becomes fun and easy. There was a huge responsibility to play Milkhaji.” To look like Milkha Singh, Farhan worked hard on his physique and built a marvellous athletic body along with long hair and beard. Since last two years he was strictly following a fitness regime and was also undergoing rigorous physical training. The actor is also dreaming of the day when Milkha Singh watches the movie himself and it would be the proudest moment for the actor. The film, which also stars Sonam Kapoor, will be released on July 12.