Dangal Movie - Bollyflix
Movie Overview
| Original Language | hi |
|---|---|
| Languages Spoken | Hindi |
| Release Date | December 21, 2016 |
| Runtime | 161 minutes |
| Rating | 7.9 |
| Country | India, United States of America |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Comedy, Action |
| Director | Nitesh Tiwari |
| Writers | Nikhil Mehrotra, Nitesh Tiwari |
| Producer | Aamir Khan, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Kiran Rao, Alan McAlex |
| Editor | Ballu Saluja |
| Music | Pritam Chakraborty |
| Cinematography | Satyajit Pande |
| Screenplay | Nitesh Tiwari |
| Budget | 10400000 |
| Revenue | 311000000 |
Movie Cast
| Actor Name | Character Name |
|---|---|
| Aamir Khan | Mahavir Singh Phogat |
| Fatima Sana Shaikh | Geeta Phogat |
| Sanya Malhotra | Babita Kumari |
| Zaira Wasim | Young Geeta |
| Suhani Bhatnagar | Young Babita |
| Aparshakti Khurana | Omkar |
| Girish Kulkarni | Coach Pramod Kadam |
| Sakshi Tanwar | Daya Kaur |
| Vivan Bhatena | Harkinder |
| Ritwik Sahore | Young Omkar |
| Ravi Aneja | Referee |
| Anuraag Arora | Mahavir's Brother |
| Mahesh Balraj | Organiser |
| Anmol Charan | Little Omkar |
| Karamveer Choudhary | Father of Mahaveer Singh Fogat |
| Ishika Gagneja | Sunita |
| Badrul Islam | Chicken Shop owner |
| Jagbir | Government Officer |
| Olamilekan Akanbi Jason | Nigeria Coach |
| Hafiz Khan | Sammar |
| Sumit Khanna | Mahavir's Boss |
| Meenu Prajapati | Laali |
| Ansh Rathore | Official |
| Shishir Sharma | Head of Department of the NSA |
| Gurpreet Toti | Video Parlour Guy |
Movie Story
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
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Movie Review
An inspiring feel-good true story about fighting for a dream that only you can see.
Most importantly this movie dares to put up a fight fighting against old Indian traditions and female prejudice.
Two daughters overcome heavy obstacles to become world famous Indian wrestlers, with the support and motivation of their father and trainer.
It is a very colorful, well-made lighthearted entertainment. The acting is fine, and the characters are relatable.
A drawback is that it is way too long for a one-night-movie, and should have been made into a mini-series.
Overlooking the abuse-aspect:
I think it is important to say that personally, I don't agree with most of the methods the father used to train, strengthen and harden his daughters, as a lot of actually was serious child abuse. Their mother also acts as the passive typical enabler. To make it worse, the movie dismisses and jokes about the psychological hurt on the daughters as if it didn't do any damage. In Europe, the father would have been jailed and the kids taken away by CPS.
I think it is a big misunderstanding to glorify abusive behavior, but I guess Indians still have to learn that you can motivate your children without abusing them.
Too long, too predictable and too slow.
After the 161 minutes were over, I didn't hold anything majorly negative about 'Dangal' as it does improve as it goes on. However, the first chunk of this film is yawnful, with the story falling to initially inspire - just a guide on how to be a bad parent, in anything. The ending is also pretty cartoonish, with the broom cupboard stuff.
The cast performances are, in fairness, very good. Aamir Khan does great as Mahavir, while Fatima Sana Shaikh (and Zaira Wasim) are impressive as Geeta. Sanya Malhotra (and Suhani Bhatnagar) deserve praise also.
With that noted, It isn't really anything all that fresh for Bollywood sport biopics either. It follows similar beats to 2014's 'Mary Kom' and 2015's 'Brothers'... even 2011's 'Patiala House'.
For me, this 2016 production just feels so bloated and forced that it hampers the, admittedly noteworthy, hearty narrative. The leads are the only strong points to it in my opinion. It has been very highly received by others, so what do I know? Opinions and all that.
Movie Rating
Rating Analysis for Dangal:
Overall Rating: 7.9/10
Total Votes: 1,055
Rating Breakdown:
- Popularity Score: 3.5
- Adult Content: No
- Budget to Revenue Ratio: 2,990.4%
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