Dangal Record: In our country, most of the movies made on sports are hits. Indian fans like movies made on sports a lot. India has so far brought the lives of many sports heroes to the big screen. You will be surprised to know that a movie related to sports is also the highest grossing movie of Indian cinema.
This film was released on the big screen in the year 2016. This Bollywood film earned a lot of money worldwide. Apart from the Phogat sisters Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat, the life story of their wrestler father Mahavir Phogat was also seen in it. You must have understood that we are talking about the film ‘Dangal’.
The journey of wrestling started with Mahavir Phogat
The journey of Dangal begins with former Indian wrestler Mahavir Phogat. Mahavir has been a national level wrestler. In this film made in 2016 under the direction of Nitesh Tiwari, the role of Mahavir was played by actor Aamir Khan. His character longs for a son who wants his son to win a gold medal in wrestling. Let us tell you that in Dangal, actress Sakshi Tanwar was seen in the role of Mahavir’s wife.
Then Mahavir trains his daughters Geeta and Babita
Mahavir, who is living in the desire of having a son, later trains his two daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat in wrestling. In Dangal, Babita’s role was played by Suhani Bhatnagar and Geeta’s role was played by Zaira Wasim. Both of them once beat up two neighbour boys badly, after which Mahavir Phogat’s thinking changes.
Then Aamir Khan’s character Mahavir Phogat realises that, ‘Are our girls any less than boys?’ After this, Mahavir prepares his daughters for wrestling. He also has to face taunts from the society, however, he had understood that whether it is a boy or a girl, gold will always be gold. The story of Mahavir Phogat and his daughters created history at the Indian box office. Even today, after 8 years, Dangal’s record remains intact.
Worldwide earnings 2024 crores, India’s highest grossing film
Dangal is an all-time blockbuster film of Bollywood as well as India. Released in December 2016, the film has earned Rs 2024 crore worldwide. The total collection of the film in India was Rs 538.03 crore. Dangal is India’s highest-grossing film till date. Even after eight years, Dangal’s reign remains intact.
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