Even members of the Censor Board criticised the body's functioning and accused CEO Pankaja Thakur of colluding with filmmakers for liberal ratings. Sharma claimed that Javed Akhtar had told her that "he would make all the kissing scenes go with a U certificate".
An activist, Teena Sharma, blamed the CBFC for the rising level of vulgarity in films and filed a PIL demanding a CBI inquiry into the working of the board.
The Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) got embroiled in a controversy over its 'U' rating for the film despite the kissing scenes in it.Pakistani singer and actress Meesha Shafi debuted as an actor in this Hindi film.After debuting in a group song in "Bunty Aur Babli" (2005), this was his first significant work as a playback singer. Shankar Mahadevan's son Siddharth had two solo songs in the film.
The movie was starred with leading couple Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor. A few months after the film's release, Milkha Singh said that part of his deal with the filmmakers was that they would give ten percent of the film's profits to the Milkha Singh Charity Trust, an organisation that assisted sportspersons and their families. The makers of bollywood movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag bestowed a romantic song, Mera yaar. The filmmakers presented him with a rupee note that was printed in 1958, the year he won independent India's first gold medal in an international athletic event. The athlete charged the filmmakers one rupee for the rights to make a biopic based on his life. Rate songs, contribute reviews, awards info, trivia. New Delhi, June 5: The athlete Milkha Singh portrayed by Farhan Akhtar has turned romantic in the new track Mera Yaar penned.