Budhia Singh – Born to Run

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
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySoumendra Padhi
Written bySoumendra Padhi
Screenplay bySoumendra Padhi
Produced byViacom 18 Motion Pictures
Code Red Films
Starring
CinematographyManoj Kumar Khatoi
Edited byShivkumar V. Panicker
Music bySidhant Mathur (songs)
Ishaan Chhabra (score)
Production
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Code Red Films
Distributed byViacom18 Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 5 August 2016 (2016-08-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Cast

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Production

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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

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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.

No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Born to Run Anthem"Prashant IngoleHitesh SonikArhaan Hussain, Siddharth Mahadevan2:31
2."Sunapua..Tu Daud Daud"Gopal DattSidhant MathurRituraj Mohanty2:12
Total length:4:43

References

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  1. ^ "Manoj Bajpayee starrer Budhia Singh – Born To Run to release in August". The Indian Express. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Director Soumendra Padhi auditions more than 1200 kids for Budhia Singh's role!". The Hans India. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
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