'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has revealed that they had to audition close to 2800 children for the role of the young Milkha Singh. "And we found him ultimately serving food to us in Punjab. I looked at him closely, and realised we had found our Milkha," he added. The film starred Farhan Akhtar in the lead role.