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Dangal

  • 2016
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 41m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
232K
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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
    232K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,570
    149
    • Director
      • Nitesh Tiwari
    • Writers
      • Piyush Gupta
      • Shreyas Jain
      • Nikhil Mehrotra
    • Stars
      • Aamir Khan
      • Sakshi Tanwar
      • Fatima Sana Shaikh
    • 528User reviews
    • 65Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #126
    • 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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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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    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.
    9hassaanbukhary-40684

    The movie with its classic taste

    Amir Khan a person always amazes everyone,recently he is working for movies with a good moral lesson and a worthy base.That kind of movie is a "movie". Dangal is a good example it has a classic taste and digestible fun which peels off the people eyes. It is a true story full of suspense and when you're watching a fight you feel like you are wrestling in between this kind of quality is difficult to be produced and Amir is good at it. The reason for giving 9 stars is because of its ending I think it should be made better by showing scene like he is putting that medal at the wall of Honor. Anyways keep it up I was expecting this a thing from you. Love you :)
    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.
    10Fella_shibby

    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.
    9gskrocks

    Aamir is back with a stellar performance of a decade !

    DANGAL is a masterpiece. A terrific film that stays in your heart and remains etched in your memory much after the screening has concluded. A brilliant film that restores your faith in Hindi cinema. Actually, it won't be erroneous to state that DANGAL is the finest film to come out of the Hindi film industry in a long, long time and mark my words, it will be remembered as a classic in times to come. It blends drama, emotions, sportsmanship and patriotism extraordinarily… the icing on the cake being Aamir Khan's towering act. This rich-in-merits film has a major advantage too -- the holidays ahead Christmas and New Year -- which will ensure a glorious run at the ticket counters. A must, must watch!

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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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 41m(161 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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