Dangal

Name: Dangal
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Released: December 21, 2016
Duration: 161 min
Cast: Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sakshi Tanwar, Sanya Malhotra

2016

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UTV Motion Pictures | Release Date: December 21, 2016 | Unrated

Starring: Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sakshi Tanwar, Sanya Malhotra

Summary: Dangal (Wrestling) 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 due to lack of financial support. He resolves to train his future son to one-day represent India in his passion sport. But destiny had other plans. Over twoDangal (Wrestling) 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 due to lack of financial support. He resolves to train his future son to one-day represent India in his passion sport. But destiny had other plans. Over two decades, Mahavir’s faith in his dream dwindles as he is blessed with four children, all girls. But when his eldest daughter Geeta, aged 14 and his second daughter Babita, aged 12, bash up a group of boys from the neighborhood during an eve-teasing incident, Mahavir realizes his girls have the same talent he was born with. With hope restored, Mahavir relentlessly pursues his goal of transforming his daughters into world-class wrestlers. Forcing them to train with the village boys, Mahavir inspires them to fight to win despite the odds and to go for gold, no matter what.… Expand

Director: Nitesh Tiwari

Genre(s): Action, Biography, Drama, History, Sport

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 161 min

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Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 23, 2016

As goosed as the drama gets...the uplift feels earned, or at least tough to resist. Read full review

The Guardian Mike McCahill

Dec 23, 2016

Very solid, very sound entertainment, with thumpingly good Pritam songs that make Eye of the Tiger seem like pipsqueakery. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Dec 22, 2016

There’s hardly a moment in Dangal that doesn’t go according to the numbers, but after 160 minutes’ worth of formula, the movie certainly hits a note of touching tribute to the way girl power is sweeping the world. Read full review

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DogeGamer2015

Feb 14, 2021

Es una de la mejores películas en la historia de la India; la trama es muy buena, las actuaciones son excelentes y la música está bastante bien. ¡TOTALMENTE RECOMENDADA!

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codgeeks

Jun 20, 2018

A great movie and a very heart touching! The relation of father and daughter is really emotional.

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ethankennerly

Apr 10, 2021

A strict father demands his two girls excel. The girls excel.

Although there were some predictable and implausible plot twists, the film choked me up.

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inderdhami2001

Feb 5, 2017

The movie is based on real life incidents of the life of an Indian Wrestler 'Mahavir Singh Phogat' and his two daughters - Geeta and Babita, who are wrestlers too. With that the movie also sets a strong message against the feudal thinking where girl child is less desirable to have.

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shasha

Jan 13, 2017

Offcourse its aamir sir so naturally movie was goin to be great but liked and respect the women empowerment facet and its smart yet unpreaching implementaion in the movie.Will thankfully bring some change in a society struggling to with issues of gender eqaulity

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eagleeyeviking

Dec 29, 2016

Nitesh Tiwari's Dangal follows the tried and tested formula of a sports biopic to maximum effect. While this causes the plot to be predictable, the characters, emotion and music overwhelm the flaws until the end.

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