Born to Fly: The First Man to Run Sri Lanka

Born To Fly, directed and produced by Ali Khajeian, tells the story of dedication and perseverance through the eyes of Melbourne-based Ultra Runner, Rahul Sharma, from running his first marathon to setting a world record all in the same year. Between December 24th-30th, 2025, Rahul became the first person ever to run the length of Sri Lanka, setting a new world record for the fastest time to cover the 566km journey (completing the run in 6 days, 13 hours and 22 minutes). The intricacies and procedures of this great feat, planned by the team of students that surround him are captured in this documentary and Born to Fly follows the story of Rahul and his team in making this dream a reality.