Budhia Singh shot into limelight in 2006 when he entered the Limca Book of Records after running the 65km stretch from Puri to Bhubaneswar in seven hours and two minutes at the tender age of four.
Watch the story of the world’s youngest marathon runner, Budhia Singh, the boy who was Born To Run! To know more about the Wonder Boy of India, connect with. Child artiste Mayur Patole as Budhia in a still from a biographical sports film Budhia Singh – Born to Run, a movie based on the documentary Marathon Boy. Read More Read Less.
Long distance runner Budhia Singh at a hotel in Juhu yesterday. Pic/Datta Kumbhar
Now a teenager, the 15-year-old, is languishing even across much shorter distances. He however, hopes the upcoming biopic, Budhia Singh – Born to Run, based on his life and set to release in the first week of August, will change his current situation.
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'I hope people watch the film and help me get back to distance-running. Right now, I finish last even in the 400m event as there is nobody to train me at the Kalinga Stadium hostel in Bhubaneswar.
'No focus on distance-runners'
'The focus at the hostel is only on sprinters, not on distance-runners like me. I was a kid when I moved here and was assured I could visit my family over weekends, but was later barred from doing so. My mother (Sukanti) and sisters (Rashmita, Nivedita and Sasmita) come to visit me sometimes.
But now, I don't want to live in the hostel anymore. I want to get out of Odisha and don't mind shifting to Delhi or Mumbai, where I can get a personal coach, who can keep me with him and take care of my training,' the Class IX student of Bhubaneswar's DAV English Medium School, told mid-day yesterday on the sidelines of a promotional event for the film. Budhia's coach Biranchi Das, was shot dead on April 13, 2008, and the teenager regrets not being able to pay homage to his mentor at the time.
Budhia's biggest regret
'I was too young. Nobody informed me about Biranchi sir's death. It was only after two days, when mediapersons came to my hostel, that I learnt about it. I remember asking the hostel in-charge if I could go and visit sir's wife (Gitanjali Panda), but I wasn't allowed to do so. That's the biggest regret I have till date,' said Budhia, whose family lives in Salia Sahi, a slum colony in Bhubhaneshwar.
Not financially well off, Budhia's mother says the Rs 2.7 lakh they have received from the film's producers, will help finance her son's sporting career. 'My elder daughter Rashmita (21) is getting married this year. I plan to use some of the money for that and the rest I will keep for Budhia. I don't want him to return to the slums,' Sukanti said yesterday.
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| Budhia Singh – Born to Run | |
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| Directed by | Soumendra Padhi |
| Produced by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Code Red Films |
| Written by | Soumendra Padhi |
| Screenplay by | Soumendra Padhi |
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| Music by | Sidhant Mathur (songs) Ishaan Chhabra(score) |
| Cinematography | Manoj Kumar Khatoi |
| Edited by | Shivkumar V. Panicker |
| Distributed by | Viacom18 Motion Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Budhia Singh – Born to Run is a 2016 Indian biographical sports film directed by Soumendra Padhi. It is based on the life of Budhia Singh, world's youngest marathon runner, who ran 48 marathons, when he was only five years old.[1] The film stars Manoj Bajpayee as a coach and Mayur Patole as the title character.
The film won a national award for best children's film at the 63rd national Awards, 2016.
Cast[edit]
- Manoj Bajpayee as Biranchi Das
- Mayur Patole as Budhia Singh
- Tillotama Shome as Sukanti
- Shruti Marathe as Gita
- Chhaya Kadam as Minister of Child Welfare
- Gopal K Singh as litu
- Prasad Pandit as JD Pattanaik
- Gajraj Rao as Chairman, Child Welfare
- Rajan Bhise as Dr Mohanty
- Shivraj D Walvekar as B S Gill
- Pushkaraj Chirputkar as journalist
Production[edit]
Budhia Singh Wiki
Director Soumendra Padhi had auditioned more than 1200 kids for the title role from different states including Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Pune, Delhi and Mumbai, before he finalized Mayur for the role.[2]
Music[edit]
The music for the film is composed by Sidhant Mathur, Ishaan Chhabra and Hitesh Sonik while the lyrics have been penned by Abhishek Dubey, Gopal Datt, Prashant Ingole and Vikrant Yadav.[3]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Born to Run Anthem' | Prashant Ingole | Hitesh Sonik | Arhaan Khan, Siddharth Mahadevan | 2:31 |
| 2. | 'Sunapua..Tu Daud Daud' | Gopal Datt | Sidhant Mathur | Rituraj Mohanty | 2:12 |
| Total length: | 4:43 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^'Manoj Bajpayee starrer Budhia Singh – Born To Run to release in August'. The Indian Express. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^'Director Soumendra Padhi auditions more than 1200 kids for Budhia Singh's role!'. The Hans India. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^'Budhia Singh: Born To Run'.
External links[edit]
- Budhia Singh – Born to Run on IMDb