Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former amateur wrestler trained in the pehlwani style of Indian wrestling, is a national wrestling champion residing in Balali, Haryana. His average Indian father … See more

Development
Divya V. Rao, a member of Disney's creative team, read a newspaper article in 2012 about Mahavir Singh Phogat, who trained his daughters … See more

Dangal was released in the United States on December 21, 2016, and worldwide on December 23, 2016. The film was shown on an estimated 4,300 screens in India and 1,000 screens … See more

Dangal grossed ₹716 crore after its initial run. It included ₹511 crore in India and ₹205 crore overseas. After it collected a nett of ₹345 crore over its third weekend from release, it beat … See more

• Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat
• Sakshi Tanwar as Daya Shobha Kaur – Mahavir's wife
• Fatima Sana Shaikh as Geeta Phogat – Mahavir's eldest … See more

The music for the film is composed by Pritam, with lyrics penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya in Hindi, Rajesh Malarvannan in Tamil and Rajshri Sudhakar in Telugu. Daler Mehndi sang the film's title track. The song "Dhaakad" was sung by rapper See more

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10.
Critics often praised … See more