Dalip reveals Milkha Singh was 'manipulated' by PM Nehru

Veteran histrion Dalip Tahil, who portrayed Jawaharlal Nehru successful Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, precocious opened up astir a memorable gathering with the legendary jock Milkha Singh. He revealed that the speech not lone deepened his knowing of Nehru’s relation successful Milkha’s beingness but besides helped him bring authenticity to his show connected screen.Dalip, who played a tiny yet impactful relation successful the Farhan Akhtar-starrer, shared that helium had specifically asked the film’s squad to put a gathering with Milkha Singh. “He was the lone 1 among america who had really met Jawaharlal Nehru,” Dalip said successful an interrogation with Red FM, adding that proceeding straight from Milkha would assistance him amended embody the precocious Prime Minister’s persona.‘Nehru ji manipulated maine by making maine Captain’During the meeting, Milkha Singh spoke candidly with the histrion for astir 4 hours.

One of the astir poignant memories helium shared was however Nehru had persuaded him to question to Lahore successful 1960 to vie successful the 200m event, contempt Milkha’s beardown reluctance.“Milkha ji told me, ‘I didn’t privation to spell backmost to Pakistan, but Prime Minister Pandit Nehru told maine to spell and manipulated maine by making maine the Captain of the team,’” Dalip recalled. “Nehru ji didn’t privation to nonstop a politician. He wanted idiosyncratic with stature and civilian dignity to easiness tensions betwixt the 2 countries.

He knew what Milkha ji had suffered during Partition, truthful to person him, helium gave him that honour.”Milkha Singh, who had mislaid some his parents and respective siblings during the unit of Partition, had heavy affectional scars associated with his birthplace, which became portion of Pakistan. However, according to Dalip, the respect and warmth helium received during the travel moved him. “He said, ‘I couldn’t judge the contrast.’

He was treated truthful good successful Pakistan.”

‘I privation leaves!’ – Milkha’s hilarious petition to NehruDalip besides shared a light-hearted anecdote from their conversation. After Milkha returned victorious from Lahore, Nehru asked him what reward helium wanted. “Milkha Singh told maine helium said, ‘I privation leaves,’” Dalip laughed. “His woman joked, ‘If helium had asked for 100 acres of land, we’d beryllium landowners by now!’”Dalip concluded by saying, “Milkha Singh told maine Nehru changed his life.”Milkha Singh, fondly known arsenic The Flying Sikh, passed distant successful 2021.