Dangal (2016 film)

 Dangal (transl. "Wrestling Competition") is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language

wrestler who trains his daughters, Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari, to become India's first world-class female wrestlers. Despite societal pressure and financial struggles, Mahavir's rigorous training and discipline help Geeta win India's first-ever gold medal in women's wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. The film highlights themes of gender equality, perseverance, and parental sacrifice. "Dangal" received widespread critical acclaim and became one of the highest-grossing Indian films, earning praise for its performances, direction, and inspiring real-life story.

You're referring to the movie Dangal (2016), which is based on the real-life story of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, who trained his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to become India's first world-class female wrestlers.

In the film:

  • Aamir Khan plays Mahavir Singh Phogat.
  • Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra play the adult versions of Geeta and Babita.
  • Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar play their younger versions.
  • Sakshi Tanwar plays their mother, Daya Kaur.
  • Aparshakti Khurana and Ritvik Sahore play the adult and younger versions of their cousin, Omkar.

It was a huge commercial and critical success, highlighting themes of women empowerment and sports excellence in India.

                     Dangal

                  Theatrical release poster

Directed byNitesh Tiwari
Written byNitesh Tiwari
Piyush Gupta
Shreyas Jain
Nikhil Mehrotra
Story byCuration:
Nitesh Tiwari
Concept:
Divya V. Rao
Produced byAamir Khan
Kiran Rao
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Starring
Narrated byAparshakti Khurana
CinematographySatyajit Pande (Setu)[1]
Edited byBallu Saluja
Music byPritam
Production
companies
Aamir Khan Productions
Walt Disney Pictures India
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 21 December 2016 (United States)
  • 23 December 2016 (India)
Running time
161 minutes[2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi[a]
Budget₹70 crore[3]
Box office₹1,968−2,200 crore[

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Development of Dangal began in early 2013 when Nitesh Tiwari started writing the script. Aamir Khan had previously interviewed the Phogat sisters on Satyamev Jayate in 2014 before being approached for the film. Set primarily in Haryana, principal photography commenced in September 2015 in Punjab. The film's cinematography was handled by Satyajit Pande, with Ballu Saluja as the editor. Pritam composed the soundtrack, with lyrics by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Kripa Shankar Patel Bishnoi, a coach of the Indian women's wrestling team, trained the cast for wrestling sequences.

Following its North American premiere on December 21, 2016, Dangal was released worldwide on December 23 to universal acclaim, praised for its authentic storytelling and Khan’s performance. It was screened at the Beijing International Film Festival and the BRICS festival in 2017. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, it won Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Action. Zaira Wasim won Best Supporting Actress at the 64th National Film Awards. Internationally, it received accolades such as Best Asian Film at the 7th AACTA Awards and Best Foreign Film at China's Douban Film Awards.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian films, Dangal became a massive box office success. Made on a ₹70 crore (US$8.1 million) budget, it grossed over ₹2,024 crore (US$340 million) worldwide, including $216.2 million in China. It remains the highest-grossing Indian film, watched over 400 million times on Chinese streaming platforms as of 2018.


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