Dangal

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Dangal

8.3 | 2h41m | PG | en | Drama

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.

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8.3 | 2h41m | PG | en | Drama , Action , Comedy | More Info

Released: December. 21,2016 | Released Producted By: Walt Disney Pictures , Aamir Khan Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Aamir Khan , Fatima Sana Shaikh , Sanya Malhotra

Director

Laxmi Keluskar

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Walt Disney Pictures , Aamir Khan Productions

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Cast

Aamir Khan

as Mahavir Singh Phogat

Koi Jaane Na Thugs of Hindostan Dangal Dil Dhadakne Do Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema Jai Ho Dhoom 3 Talaash Dhobi Ghat

Fatima Sana Shaikh

as Geeta Phogat

Thar Ajeeb Daastaans Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari Ludo Thugs of Hindostan Dangal

Sanya Malhotra

as Babita Kumari

Love Hostel HIT: The First Case Meenakshi Sundareshwar Pagglait Shakuntala Devi Ludo Photograph Badhaai Ho Dangal

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SnoopyStyle Mahavir Singh Phogat is a former Indian national champion wrestler. With no support from the government, he failed to get an international gold medal for his country but hoped to be redeemed by a son. He is disillusioned after getting four daughters and no sons. Even the Gods have turned against him. Then neighborhood parents complain that Mahavir's daughters Geeta and Babita had beaten up their boys. He is inspired to train them for girls' wrestling.This is based on the real family of wrestlers. As soon as he had the first daughter, it seems obvious where this is going. For an hour, this is a formulaic underdog sports movie. At that point, my main complaints are that it uses way too many montages and I thought cutting the girls' hair is a step too far. It follows the formula well and the characters are appealing. It's a solid sports movie. Then the movie keeps going and going. The darn thing is almost three hours and unlike other Bollywood movies, there are no long song and dance sequences. The story takes another step and the relationships get deeper. There is a fight between father and daughter that is tense and emotional. It takes the movie to a higher level. Even the hair has a nice payoff later on. The wrestling at the end is compelling. This is one of the better movies from Bollywood.

parthrastogi Starting from the first scene till the last scene Amir Khan has added a repertoire to the industry. Brilliant screenplay and very well written...

sergelamarche The story must have been tweeked some because it is plain perfection. The film and acting hit the right notes almost every time. The action is completely believable (I'm no wrestler expert though) and looks athletic thoughout. A plainly fabulous story full of challenges and accomplishments. Loved it!

Prismark10 Dangal is the name of a wrestling competition in India. Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat (Aamir Khan) discovers that his two daughters have a natural skill in grappling as they beat up two boys who were teasing them.So he decides to train them as wrestlers and enter them into wrestling competitions where they have to fight others boys as competition for girls did not exist. In the face of ridicule his daughters impress the onlookers with their strength and skill.Dangal inspired by films such as Rocky and The Karate Kid have training montages set to music, a stern father who coaches them to a strict rigorous schedule. The father then loses his daughters to a national coach who trains the daughters for international competitions but gets the girls to unlearn what their father has taught them which causes a crisis of confidence.The film has good performances from actresses Fatima Sana Shaikh (Geeta Phogat) and Sanya Malhotra (Babita) who looks to have done a lot of intense training for their roles. Aamir Khan's character is too one-note with very little shade to his performance and I think the film suffers as a result along with the long running time which is par for the course with Hindi films.This is an inspiring film of the rise of female wrestling in a patriarchal society as the now young women enter the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and go for gold with their father helping them from the sidelines much to the irritation of the Indian team coach. The film is based on true events.