His performance is a lot more complex than just the striking physical transformation. Talking of superstars, Aamir Khan is the strength, conviction, dedication and genius of Dangal. When she’s on screen, she even steals thunder from her superstar colleague. Young Zaira Wasim who plays the young Geeta is even better. Fatima plays the elder daughter Geeta to great effect.
Their hard work and dedication is phenomenal. Watching young actresses Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra grapple with their opponents is like watching the Commonwealth Games live. Great editing and filmmaking technique aside, Dangal features wrestling matches that are authentic and real. The film’s direction and writing is so riveting that it coaxes it’s viewer to stand up and applaud. As Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters discover their dreams and ambitions, Dangal rustles up a storm of genuine and brilliant emotions. While the second half becomes a gritty tale of sport adventure and young ambition. The rustic environs of North India and the deeply patriarchal culture find a sublime satire in the first leg of Dangal. While the second half explores their journey into the world of international wrestling. The first of the film is dedicated to an engaging story where the girls grow up under the tutelage of their father and coach. Even when they don’t respect him, Mahavir Singh Phogat continues to be the better man, a stellar father and the hero that Indian stories really deserve.ĭirector Nitesh Tiwari and his team of co-writers Piyush Gupta, Shreyas Jain and Nikhil Meharotra craft a superlative film. He remains stern and yet sensitive to his daughters’ ambitions and emotions. Slowly and steadily his obsession for wrestling glory transforms into love and compassion. He devotes his entire being to making them champions. The real soul of this story is the pride and passion with which a father empowers his daughters. But Dangal is so much more than just the journey of two girls from rural India to international acclaim. He whips them into disciplined athletes laying the foundation for their stellar future achievements in the sport of wrestling. He starts training them like they’re Haryanvi boys. After getting four daughters he gives up on his dream only to suddenly realise that his daughters Geeta and Babita have an appetite for fighting.
He’s established as a wrestler who gave up his dream but harbours a great passion and zeal to make his future son a gold medalist. The story starts off with a quick recap of Mahavir Singh Phogat’s life. Dangal is perfect in every sense of the word. And then you have the wrestling bouts which look like the real deal. There’s a constant dialogue about levelling the playing field for the girl child. Mahavir Singh Phogat’s daughters Geeta and Babita have been depicted with the utmost respect. But the best part of the film is its subtle nod to true gender equality.
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It never falters, it always stays steady and sure footed like a pro wrestler. Director Nitesh Tiwari’s film has a firm grip on its narrative. This film is a thundering body slam of honest emotions and sheer hard work.