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Budhia Singh: Born to Run

2016 1h 52m Biography Drama List
91% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 71% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Born into poverty and sold by his mother to a street vendor, a 5-year-old boy goes on to become India's first marathon-running champion despite his youth.
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Udita Jhunjhunwala Firstpost The drama builds nicely. Dec 6, 2017 Full Review Anupama Chopra Hindustan Times Budhia Singh's story stays with you. The anguish is authentic. Which makes the film worth your time. Rated: 3/5 Dec 6, 2017 Full Review Namrata Joshi The Hindu The best bit about the film is how it looks at these grey zones (right down to the rapaciousness of the real mother) without being judgmental. Dec 6, 2017 Full Review Anna M.M. Vetticad annavetticadgoes2themovies ... [circumvents] uncomfortable questions about the ethics of training a little child so rigorously for marathons, even while making a show of addressing those questions. Rated: 2/5 Jan 11, 2021 Full Review Sukanya Verma Rediff.com From fame to obscurity, hunger to heartbreak, Budhia's story is both sensational and sad. But, most of all, it's incomplete with no finishing line in sight. Rated: 3.5/5 Dec 6, 2017 Full Review Nandini Ramnath Scroll.in This sports biopic wants to be black and white, but it's actually a nice shade of grey. Dec 6, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Awful direction and screenplay. Extremely poor acting by Manoj Bajpayee. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Awful movie. Glorifies child abuse. Do not watch. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie is sheer beauty in terms of direction, acting, story, music and detail. A must watch especially for those who run. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Born into poverty and sold by his mother to a street vendor, a 5-year-old boy goes on to become India's first marathon-running champion despite his youth.
Director
Soumendra Padhi
Producer
Gajraj Rao, Subrat Ray, Shubhamitra Sen
Screenwriter
Soumendra Padhi
Production Co
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Genre
Biography, Drama
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 52m
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