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Budhia Singh - Born to run (2016)

Budhia Singh - Born to run poster
Original title
Budhia Singh: Born to Run
Directed by
Soumendra Padhi
Genre
biographical film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
18
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A coach discovers a young boy from a poor family with an extraordinary ability to run long distances. He trains the boy for marathons while dealing with challenges from the boy's mother and society.

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What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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