Dangal (2016)

Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.

Director:

Nitesh Tiwari

Writers:

Piyush Gupta, Shreyas Jain

Stars:

Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh

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Cast

Credited cast:
Aamir Khan	...	Mahavir Singh Phogat
Fatima Sana Shaikh	...	Geeta Phogat
Sanya Malhotra	...	Babita Kumari
Sakshi Tanwar	...	Daya Kaur
Aparshakti Khurana	...	Omkar
Zaira Wasim	...	Young Geeta
Suhani Bhatnagar	...	Young Babita
Ritvik Sahore	...	Young Omkar (as Ritwik Sahore)
Girish Kulkarni	...	Coach Pramod Kadam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ravi Aneja	...	Referee
Anurag Arora	...	Mahavir's Brother
Mahesh Balraj	...	Organiser
Vivan Bhatena	...	Harkinder
Anmol Charan	...	Little Omkar
Karamveer Choudhary	...	Father of Mahaveer Singh Fogat

Storyline

Biopic of Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat. Geeta Phogat was India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (55 kg) while her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (51 kg).

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Plot Keywords:

small town | father daughter relationship | male objectification | bare chested male | female protagonist | 

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Taglines:

You think our girls are any lesser than boys?

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Genres:

Action | Biography | Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The crew also moved to Thyagaraj Stadium, Delhi to shoot sequences of Commonwealth Games and National Games.

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Goofs

Teenage Babita is left-handed, which you can see from the way she claps during Geeta's Dangal matches. But she becomes right-handed when she gets older, which you can see from the way she claps during Geeta's Commonwealth games.

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Quotes

Daya Kaur: But wrestling is only for boys.
Mahavir Singh Phogat: You think our girls are any lesser than boys?

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Connections

Referenced in Godha (2017)

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Soundtracks

Gilehriyaan
Lyrics by: Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music by: Pritam Chakraborty
Performed by: Jonita Gandhi

User Reviews

Awesome film n wonderful performance by Aamir. Disney n Aamir did a miracle with this film.

I saw this with my family in a theatre. Awesome experience. Aamir's acting, effort n most importantly his passion is what makes his cinema so damn unique. First thing Dangal has going for it is Aamir khan. Aamir khan gave arguably the best performance of his career playing Phogat. He is the best actor in bollywood. Period. He shocked me by his transformation. I myself being a gym trainer knows the effort which goes in such kinda transformation. Without Aamir I don't think this movie could have achieved what it has. The child actors were good too. The music was good. The direction by Tiwari was the best of 2016. This movie was never boring and full credit shud go to the director. The cinematography gave you a feeling as if what you are watching is real. Overall you don't have to like wrestling or know wrestling to appreciate this movie. Its a wonderful movie. The movie is written very well. Superb screenplay n crispy editing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

21 December 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wrestling Competition

Filming Locations:

Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR700,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,248,481, 25 December 2016

Gross USA:

$12,391,761

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$303,723,636

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aamir Khan Productions, UTV Motion Pictures, Walt Disney Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

161 min 140 min (Mainland China Cut Version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1