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Indian Express
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Milkha Singh said Jawaharlal Nehru ‘manipulated' him to go to Pakistan after Partition horrors, recalls Dalip Tahil: ‘He changed my life'
Dalip Tahil played a small but impactful role as Jawaharlal Nehru in athlete Milkha Singh's biographical film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. In a recent interaction, the actor recalled meeting the legendary athlete himself and how Milkha opened up to him about the pivotal role Nehru played in his life. In a recent interaction with Red FM Podcasts, Dalip shared that he had asked Bhaag Milkha Bhaag's team to arrange a meeting with Milkha Singh, as the athlete was the only one who had actually met Jawaharlal Nehru. The actor believed that hearing about Nehru from Milkha himself would help him portray the leader more authentically on the big screen. 'Jawaharlal Nehru had a big role in Milkha Singh's life and I got to know about it after meeting the athlete himself,' Dalip shared. Dalip Tahil recalled Milkha Singh confiding in him that he didn't want to go to Pakistan after being invited to take part in the 200m event at an international athletic competition in Lahore in 1960. The athlete, who was born in what is now the Pakistan side of Punjab, had witnessed the brutalities of Partition up close — Milkha Singh's parents and siblings were killed during the Partition — and he was reluctant to return to Lahore 13 years after the traumatic event. However, Milkha told Dalip that it was former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who convinced him to take the trip in order to help ease tense relations between the two nations. Opening up about the meeting, Dalip Tahil said, 'Milkha Singh talked to me for 4 hours and we spoke a lot about Jawaharlal Nehru. He told me, 'I didn't want to go back to Pakistan but Prime Minister Pandit Nehru told me to go and he manipulated me by making me the Captain of the team.' Nehru wanted a civilian with a stature to visit Pakistan at that time to amend the bridges, he didn't want to send a politician. Nehru knew what had happened with Milkha ji during partition, so to get him to go back there, he convinced him by making him the Captain. Milkha Singh couldn't say no to Nehru.' Dalip went on to say, 'Milkha Singh told me that he was treated so well in Pakistan. He said, 'I couldn't believe the contrast.'' Dalip also shared a hilarious anecdote. He said, 'After winning the medal in Pakistan, when Milkha came back home, Nehru ji asked him 'what reward you want?' and he responded, 'I want leaves.'' Dalip recalled Milkha Singh's wife's reaction and said, 'She quipped, 'If he would have asked for 100 acres of land, we would have had so much land by now,'' Dalip recalled, adding, 'Milkha Singh told me that Jawaharlal Nehru changed his life.'
Time of India
11-05-2025
- Time of India
Man dies after tempo hits cycle, another crushed between trucks
New Delhi: A 31-year-old man cycling to work died after being hit by a tempo near Azadpur Mandi on Saturday. In another incident, a 46-year-old man was crushed to death between two trucks in a parking area in northwest Delhi's SGT Nagar.A PCR call was made to Bhalswa Dairy police station at 5.30am to report the incident. The complainant, Dharmendra Shah, who was cycling alongside the victim, told police that the two had left their homes around 5 am. "As the duo crossed the Libaspur bus stand on GT Karnal Road (NH-44), a tempo reportedly struck the victim, identified as Dalip, from behind at high speed. The collision was so forceful that Dalip was thrown onto the road, sustaining a severe chest injury," Dharmendra stated in his complaint. He was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead by tempo driver fled the scene after the incident. A case was registered under sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106 (death due to negligence) of BNS. In the other incident, a 46-year-old man, identified as Deepak, was crushed to death between two heavy trucks when one of the trucks was reversing, police said. The accident took place around 2.30pm on to the statement given by Firoz Khan, who worked with Deepak, the victim got caught between the two heavy vehicles during the maneuver. "I shouted out to the driver that my conductor was stuck, and only then did he stop and move the vehicle forward," Khan said in his then, Deepak had collapsed to the ground, bleeding from the mouth. He was rushed to a hospital but was declared brought dead. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Mother's Day wishes , messages , and quotes !
