Bhaag Milkha Bhaag gets National Award for best popular film

New Delhi: Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, whose film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" has won National Award for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag based on flying Sikh national champion runner and an Olympian Milkha Singh has won numerous awards and has also won 10 nominations at IIFA Awards 2014. The film stars Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Pavan Malhotra, Yograj Singh and Prakash Raj.

The film also did well at the box office.