India Bhaag Milkha Bhaag returned 5.4× its production cost, earning $25.0M against a $4.6M budget — one of the highest-return India films in our catalog.
Synopsis
भाग मिल्खा भाग
“You know his as 'The Flying Sikh'. Now you will see his Real Story.”
The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Audience Engagement
222 audience reviews — more than 97% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 91th percentile among India films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 3h 6m runtime, production spent $25K per minute on screen and earned $134K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Viacom18 Studios
History + Action in India
21 India titles in our catalog blend the History and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Bhaag Milkha Bhaag itself).
The 2012–2014 India Window
Among 262 India films we catalog from this window, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag places #23 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Bhaag Milkha Bhaag premiered alongside 100 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 100 other India films in 2013.
The 997th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- past · 4
- slaughter · 2
- sports documentary · 2
- athlete · 1
- jail · 14
- sister · 12
- knife · 9
- love · 123
- biography · 75
- family · 74
- fight · 60
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #233 of 1,983 India films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India History productions specifically: #8 of 60 (top 13%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Viacom18 Studios |
| Runtime | 3h 6m |
| Release Date | July 12, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2356180 |