Prasoon Joshi mourns Milkha Singh's demise, says 'woh mushkilon se bhaage nahi, daud lagai unke saath'

Milkha Singh breathed his last on Jun 18, 2021, due to COVID complications. The entire nation mourned his demise and extended condolences online. The nonagenarian sprint icon died at 11:30 pm on Friday in Chandigarh.

New Delhi: Renowned lyricist, screenwriter and Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Prasoon Joshi mourned the demise of legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh. "Spent a lot of time with him while writing Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'", he said. Prasoon Joshi added, "It was an honour to write 'Bhaag Mikha Bhaag' which allowed me to explore Milkhaji’s life and learn a lot from it. Had just met him and his wife Nirmal ji a few months back in Delhi and at 92 he was still looking forward to life. A doer, an optimist whose positivity will always resonate with me. Milkha ji was an inspiration for not only the film  I wrote but In life; Unhone race lagayi. Woh mushkilon se bhaage nahi, daud lagai unke saath." He tweeted pictures with the Flying Sikh and the time he spent with him while working on his biopic 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'.