Dangal is a 2016 Bollywood biographical sports-drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari. The movie stars Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim etc., in the lead roles.
In Dangal, Aamir Khan will essay the role of an ex-wrestler Mahavir Phogat, the father of Indian women wrestlers Geeta and Babita Kumari Phogat.
Mahavir Phogat is a former champion wrestler, but he is forced to give up his dream of winning a gold for India in international wrestling due to the lack of financial support. Later, he fulfills his dream of winning a gold medal for India, by transforming his daughters into world-class wrestlers.
