Rang De Basanti (2006), Delhi-6 (2009) and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013) are significant landmarks for anybody researching the relationship between popular cinema and society. Also Read | Get ‘First Day First Show’, our weekly newsletter from the world of cinema, in your inbox. Written in collaboration with marketer-author Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta, the memoir chronicles an eventful life that has helped shape Mehra’s persuasive narratives that negotiate human imperfections. Even Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is more a Partition story than a biopic of a sports legend. Farhan Akhtar in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | Photo Credit: Special ArrangementWhen most filmmakers start with romance, Mehra was keen to make a social statement before turning to a timeless love story with Mirzya (2016).

Source: The Hindu August 12, 2021 11:15 UTC