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Dangal

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 41m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
226K
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POPULARITY
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Dangal (2016)
Dangal revolves around the extraordinary life of Mahavir Singh, an ex-wrestler who is forced to give up his dreams of winning gold for India in international wrestling.
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Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, decides to fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal for his country by training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games despite the existing social... Read allMahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, decides to fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal for his country by training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games despite the existing social stigmas.Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestler, decides to fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal for his country by training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games despite the existing social stigmas.

  • Director
    • Nitesh Tiwari
  • Writers
    • Piyush Gupta
    • Shreyas Jain
    • Nikhil Mehrotra
  • Stars
    • Aamir Khan
    • Sakshi Tanwar
    • Fatima Sana Shaikh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    226K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,844
    265
    • Director
      • Nitesh Tiwari
    • Writers
      • Piyush Gupta
      • Shreyas Jain
      • Nikhil Mehrotra
    • Stars
      • Aamir Khan
      • Sakshi Tanwar
      • Fatima Sana Shaikh
    • 511User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #127
    • Awards
      • 41 wins & 38 nominations total

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    Aamir Khan
    Aamir Khan
    • Mahavir Singh Phogat
    Sakshi Tanwar
    Sakshi Tanwar
    • Daya Kaur
    Fatima Sana Shaikh
    Fatima Sana Shaikh
    • Geeta Phogat
    Sanya Malhotra
    Sanya Malhotra
    • Babita Kumari
    Aparshakti Khurana
    Aparshakti Khurana
    • Omkar
    Zaira Wasim
    Zaira Wasim
    • Young Geeta
    Suhani Bhatnagar
    Suhani Bhatnagar
    • Young Babita
    Ritvik Sahore
    Ritvik Sahore
    • Young Omkar
    • (as Ritwik Sahore)
    Girish Kulkarni
    Girish Kulkarni
    • Coach Pramod Kadam
    Ravi Aneja
    • Referee
    Anurag Arora
    Anurag Arora
    • Mahavir's Brother
    Mahesh Balraj
    Mahesh Balraj
    • Organiser
    Vivan Bhatena
    Vivan Bhatena
    • Harkinder
    Anmol Charan
    • Little Omkar
    Karamveer Choudhary
    Karamveer Choudhary
    • Father of Mahaveer Singh Fogat
    Ishika Gagneja
    • Sunita
    Badrul Islam
    • Chicken Shop owner
    Jagbir
    • Government Officer
    • Director
      • Nitesh Tiwari
    • Writers
      • Piyush Gupta
      • Shreyas Jain
      • Nikhil Mehrotra
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    User reviews511

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    Summary

    Reviewers say 'Dangal' is celebrated for its powerful themes of gender equality and family dynamics, with Aamir Khan's performance as Mahavir Singh Phogat receiving widespread acclaim. The realistic portrayal of wrestling and the emotional journey of the Phogat sisters are highly praised. Direction by Nitesh Tiwari and music by Pritam enhance the film's impact. However, some critics point out minor over-dramatization and formulaic elements. Overall, 'Dangal' is recognized for its inspiring story, strong performances, and meaningful message.
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    8sarkar-64044

    Energetic,emotional,patriotic and a good message

    excellent work by the whole cast and crew,and as always a work of perfectionist,brought up a good story and something which was buried in past ,a thing which a society doesn't accept,great work on focusing on that aspect,and a moral booster for women's,and a emotional line up for doing something for the country,showing the nation,the struggle of a father ,making that aspect possible,which the society don't even want to think about it,and Mr khan's prismatic performance as an champ wrestler,struggling father and a coach,after all Mr khan's most emotional film and as always a perfectionist as ever,to end a great step to lightened the darker side of the society
    10lykansdonnie

    Omg what a great movie.

    I watched this because my son wrestles and I didnt know it was a inspirational but also a tear jerker. Never heard of this movie until our wrestling community here in Ohio talked about it. Definitely one to watch!!
    9Xstal

    Wrestle With Your Emotions...

    Let this incredibly sincere biopic wrestle with your emotions, let it grab you around the waist and smash you through a glass ceiling like no other, let it hold you in its arms and flip you around until your head is spinning. A truly inspirational story of a family, of Geeta Phogat and her sister Babita Kumari, of their father Mahavir Singh Phogat, of the incredible journey, adventure and experience they undertake in order to achieve something spectacular and profound. With breathtaking performances all round, this is one film that will leave you in awe of the incredible things people can achieve in the most challenging of circumstances - an absolutely astonishing piece of film making.
    9umashankarpati1997

    This is AAMIR KHAN's by far the best one.Finest casting and terrific acting by all.

    Aamir Khan shines in the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat. He is so outstanding in his performance that this could be considered as one of his best works ever. The opening scene of the film is just a glimpse of Phogat's passion for the sport – wrestling. The first half of Dangal works exactly like a skilled wrestler – invariably sure of its moves. The film's second half is all about victory. Mahavir's transformation from the once upset father of a baby girl to the most triumphant one to Geeta's string of losses before she finally wins a gold during Common Wealth Games to desi akhara being replaced by wrestling mat – every moment works in contrast to what you had watched earlier. But not even once does the film loses its focus.

    A word here about Mukesh Chhabra's casting: he has done a tremendous job of the casting. Nitesh Tiwari's direction is amazingly terrific. AmitabhBhattacharya's lyrics are great. Pritam's music is in terrific sync with the mood of the drama. 'Dangal dangal' is a very inspiring song and will soon become a rage. 'Dhaakad' and 'Haanikarak' are also very well-tuned. The 'Gilehariyaan' song has terrific charm of a different kind. Amitabh Bhattacharya's lyrics are great. The song writer may pick up some awards for his lyrics. Bosco- Caesar's choreography is very real. Pritam's background music deserves distinction marks. The actors who play the young Geeta and Babita (Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar) do a competent job of maintaining the audiences attention. And both Shaikh and Malhotra carry it forward, especially when they spend a lot of the second half on the mat, learning how to lose, and, above all, to win. Since it encapsulates the historic win of the phogats who bought India glory so it is bound to inspire women. Dialogues are absolute gems. Without being overtly long, they are so effective that they invariably touch the heart before reaching the ears. On the whole, Dangal is not just a movie; it is an experience to be cherished. The film is destined to be one of the biggest blockbusters of Indian cinema.As it content oriented so The movie is both for the single screens as well as for the multiplexes and people of all age can watch.so this movie is a must watch. So I Rate it 10 stars out of 10 because I was thinking movie deserves it.I usually don't rate any movie 10 but This movie "HatsOff". Don't Expect a better story than this.Finest piece.Dangal hai yeh.
    khalid-71691

    The best biopic ever

    Umm where to start? First of Aamir sir has done it again. He really has a good taste in selecting movies. Not only the acting even the fighting scenes were quite real to me & reel Geeta and Babita were just too awesome. There is certain moments where you're gonna laugh out loud, get anger, get emotional and obviously feel proud the most that's what the movie brings out of itself. I hope this movie brings joy to all family and a chance to look at all daughter's of their's potential.

    Should you go for it? Hell yes

    Songs are smartly enough and pretty amazing.

    Ps. I wished the movie to be a bit longer.

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    • Trivia
      The movie is a real life story based on Mahavir Singh Phogat who trained "dangal" to 6 girls, 4 of them were his very own while 2 were that of his brother. Interestingly, all of them won medals at some or the other level!
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Mahavir Singh Phogat: You have to fight in a way that people will remember you. If you win silver, sooner or later, you will be forgotten. If you win gold, you will be an example, And examples are given, child... not forgotten. See those girls? If you win tomorrow, you will not win alone. Millions of girls like them will win along with you. It will be a victory for every girl who is considered inferior to boys; who is forced into household chores, who is married off to just raise children. Tomorrow's match is the most important one. Because tomorrow, we are not fighting just that Australian, but all those people who think lesser of girls.

    • Connections
      Featured in 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Haanikaarak Bapu
      Lyrics by: Amitabh Bhattacharya

      Music by: Pritam Chakraborty

      Performed by: Sarwar Khan, Sartaz Khan Barna, Kheta Khan and Dayam Khan

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Wrestling Competition
    • Filming locations
      • Pune, Maharashtra, India
    • Production companies
      • Aamir Khan Productions
      • UTV Motion Pictures
      • Walt Disney Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ₹700,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,391,761
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,248,481
      • Dec 25, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $303,726,694
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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