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Dangal (Wrestling Competition) is a 2016 Indian Hindi-Language biographical sports drama film directed and also written by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao and Siddharth Roy Kapur, the film is based on the lives of the Mahavir Singh Phogat and his six daughters, the Phogat sisters. The film follows Mahavir as he trains his two daughters to become India's world-class wrestlers.

Plot
After his failure at winning a gold medal for the country, Mahavir Phogat vows to realize his dreams by training his daughters for the Commonwealth Games despite societal pressures.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It remains very faithful to the life of the Phogat family, and manages to be more realistic than most biographical films.
 * 2) Great acting for the characters, especially Aamir Khan, who does an amazing performance as Mahavir Singh Phogat, alongside Fatima Sana Sheikh and Sanya Malhotra as the Phogat sisters.
 * 3) Nice soundtrack by Pritam Chakraborty, such as the movie's theme, which was surprisingly sung by Daler Mehndi, who did the infamous Tunak Tunak Tun song.
 * 4) Likeable characters, such as the strict yet likeable Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari.
 * 5) Nice visual effects by Prime Focus, as the wrestling scenes were mostly done practically with a small touch of CGI being used.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Some moments can be a bit inappropriate for a Disney film, such as the frequent use of swearing and the film's violence, which can be pretty gruesome at times.
 * 2) The film somewhat contradicts the message of Taare Zameen Par and 3 Idiots, as both films' message is about not being competitive, and always try to improve, which this film does ironically.

Reception
Dangal was widely praised by critics and audiences alike, the film holds a 88% ratin on Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 8.1 out of 10, on Metacritic, the film has a user score of 8.2 out of 10, indicating "universal acclaim".

The film received more acclaim in China, Chinese website Douban had a user score of 9.1 out of 10 by 400,000 users upon evaluation, Nikola Chan of South China Morning Post gave the film 5 out of 5 stars, stating that "If there’s anything worthy of criticism, it would be the white villain whose role seems unnecessarily arrogant. The clear-cut distinctions between good guys and bad for most of the characters might have reduced the complexity of the characters; meanwhile, its simplicity helps to enhance the comic effect of the movie."

Trivia

 * This film is one of Hideo Kojima's favorite films.
 * It was the first ever Bollywood film to earn the title of the highest grossing Bollywood film since 2014's PK, which also starred Aamir Khan.