Dangal: Movie Review
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“Re humaari choriya choro se kamm hai
ke?”– Mahavir Singh Phogat
An inspiring
film with perfection at every aspect in its making be it acting, direction or
cinematography. This is a biopic based on the journey of Mahavir Singh Phogat who taught wrestling to his daughters Geeta
Phogat and Babita
Kumari. The former is India's first female
wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (55 kg). Later her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (51 kg).
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However the story might seem simple, but the journey wasn’t and this is beautifully portrayed on the screen by Nitesh Tiwari (Director). The film starts off with the dream of a father (who was a former national wrestling champion) of having a son as he wanted him to win an international gold medal in wrestling for India. The sad part is Mahavir ended up having four kids and all four were daughters and with the fourth daughter he had lost all his hopes of winning a gold medal.
One fine day when a neighbor came to
their house complaining about how brutally Mahavir’s daughters had thrashed
their sons, made him realize that the importance of a gold medal remains the
same whether it is won by a son or a daughter and all his life he was worried
about producing a son and then winning a gold medal for India. This realization
of Mahavir changed the life of Geeta and Babita completely.
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The transition of two weak and playful
daughters to strong and international champions was a difficult one.
Right from the early morning exercise then
from being teased in school to sacrificing their most loved spicy food to only
eating vegetables and chicken is shown very smartly by the director and is
portrayed beautifully by the cinematographer. Talking about the background
score, it fits well and the music composer Pritam has tried to keep the songs
desi and strong.
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The hardships faced by Mahavir to make
his daughters good wrestlers can be deeply felt and can leave you moved while
watching the film, thanks to Aamir Khan’s acting skills. Sakshi Tanwar as
mother has done a very good job and deserves appraisal. Fatima Sana Sheik, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar as daughters have done fairly
well and have done justice to their respected roles.
Go and watch
Dangal for its amazing story and exceptionally well executed acting skills. This
story is a perfect film to end the year inspired and joyfully.
Ratings:
Direction: 4/5
Screenplay: 4/5
Cinematography: 4/5
Songs: 4/5
Acting: 4.5/5
Story: 2.5/5
Overall A.T.M Review Rating: 4.5/5
Directed by
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Nitesh Tiwari
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Produced by
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Aamir Khan
Kiran Rao Siddharth Roy Kaptur |
Written by
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Nitesh Tiwari
Piyush Gupta Shreyas Jain Nikhil Meharotra |
Based on
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Mahavir Singh Phogat
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Starring
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Aamir Khan
Sakshi Tanwar Fatima Sana Shaikh Sanya Malhotra Zaira Wasim Suhani Bhatnagar |
Music by
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Pritam
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Cinematography
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Sethu
Sriram
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Edited by
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Ballu Saluja
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Production
company |
Walt
Disney Pictures
Aamir Khan Productions UTV Motion Pictures |
Distributed by
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Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures |
Release dates
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December 23, 2016
(India)
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December 22, 2016
(United Kingdom)
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Running time
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160 minutes
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Country
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India
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Language
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Hindi
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Budget
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₹70 crore
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