Dangal movie review: Aamir Khan gets big thumbs up !
Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Cast: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Vivan Bhatena, Aparshakti Khurrana
Director Nitesh Tiwari’s Dangal is not just a film. It is a project with the best cinematic composition. What breathe here are the real issues, their incredible treatment and a constant collision of ideas that will affect you for the rest of your life. Based on the real story of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat’s (Aamir Khan) sole dream of seeing his country win “gold”, the journey that Dangal takes you on will immerse you in his life and take pride in the achievements of his daughters Geeta and Babita – people you’ve never met.
The first half of Dangal works exactly like a skilled wrestler – invariably sure of its moves. While you’d enjoy how Khan trains his young daughters Geeta (Zaira Wasim) and Babita (Suhani Bhatnagar) after they thrash the neighbour's sons for abusing them, you’d also be moved by his affection for them. Phogat might be open while ‘thrusting’ his ideas on his daughters, but a bit shy in expressing his unconditional love for them. This is exactly why he doesn’t mind caressing his daughters’ aching legs while they are fast asleep.
The film’s second half is all about victory. Mahavir’s transformation from the once upset father of a baby girl to the most triumphant one to Geeta’s string of losses before she finally wins a gold during Common Wealth Games to desi akhara being replaced by wrestling mat – every moment works in contrast to what you had watched earlier. But not even once does the film loses its focus.
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