'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' released in Japan!

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra helmed, sports biopic based on athlete Milkha Singh's life was a super hit.

New Delhi: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's sports biopic based on athlete Milkha Singh's life was a super hit.

After wooing the Indian audiences, 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is released in Japan.

Lead actor Farhan Akhtar took to Twitter to post about his movie's release in Japan.

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag released in Japan this week. Thank you to all there for showing their love to our film. — Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 31, 2015

The movie belongs to a different genre where it traces the struggle of a kid who loses his family in partition and same has been depicted in the movie.

The journey of ace athlete Milkha Singh has remained an inspiration to many.

'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' achieved critical acclaim and won many awards.

The film also stars Sonam Kapoor, Divya Dutta, Prakash Raj.