Budhia Singh – Born to Run is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports film directed by Soumendra Padhi. It is based on the life of Budhia Singh, the 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. It won the Best Children's Film award at the 63rd National Film Awards in 2016.
| Budhia Singh – Born to Run | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Soumendra Padhi |
| Written by | Soumendra Padhi |
| Screenplay by | Soumendra Padhi |
| Produced by | Viacom 18 Motion Pictures Code Red Films |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Manoj Kumar Khatoi |
| Edited by | Shivkumar V. Panicker |
| Music by | Sidhant Mathur (songs) Ishaan Chhabra (score) |
Production company | Code Red Films |
| Distributed by | Viacom18 Motion Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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
editDirector 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
editThe 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.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Born to Run Anthem" | Prashant Ingole | Hitesh Sonik | Arhaan Hussain, 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.