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Dangal is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Nitesh Tiwari released in USA on 21 december 2016 with Aamir Khan

Dangal (2016)

दंगल

Dangal
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Released in USA 21 december 2016
Length 2h41
Directed by
OriginInde
Genres Drama,    Biography,    Comedy,    Action,    Historical
Rating82% 4.1490154.1490154.1490154.1490154.149015

Dangal (English: wrestling competition) is an upcoming Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The film is produced by Disney Studio India. The film stars Aamir Khan portraying the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat.Geeta Phogat was India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (52 kg) while her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (55 kg). Dangal is the native name of a wrestling site in Hindi which is popular in India. It has also regional names like Kusti and Pehlwani in India. Dangal is scheduled to release on 23 December 2016. The music for Dangal will be composed by Pritam while lyrics will be written by Amitabh Bhattacharya.

Synopsis

Mahavir Singh Phogat rêvait d'être lutteur professionnel et de remporter une médaille d'or pour l'Inde, mais a été contraint d'arrêter. Il place alors tous ses espoirs sur le fils qu'il aimerait avoir. Après la naissance de sa quatrième fille, il baisse les bras. Un jour, une mère vient se plaindre que ses fils ont été passés à tabac par les deux filles aînées de Phogat. Il découvre alors chez elles l'amour du combat, et décide de les entraîner à son sport de prédilection.

Actors

Aamir Khan

(Mahavir Singh Phogat)
Sakshi Tanwar

(Daya Kaur)
Fatima Sana Shaikh

(Geeta Phogat)
Rajkummar Rao

(selector)
Girish Kulkarni

(Coach Pramod Kadam)
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