Dangal is a 2016 Indian Hindi language biographical sports drame film by Nitesh Tiwari. It stars Aamir Khan as Mahavir Sing Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari. The former is India’s fist female wrestler to win at the 2010 commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal. Her sister Babita Kumari won the silver. "Dangal" is the Hindi term for "a wrestling competition".
The music for Dangal was composed by Pritam, while the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattachary. Kripa Shankar Bishnoi, a coas=ch with the Indian women’s wrestiling team, trained Aamir Khan and the entire crew for the wresting sequences.
Released worldwide on 23 December 2016, Dangal was declared tax free in six Indian states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh- to promote Deti Bachao, Beti Padhao, a Government of India’s social compaign aiming to reduce selective abortion of females, to protect girl, and to educate selective abortion of females, toprotect girl, and to educate them. Dangal was alos released to Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards, Dangal wo four awards, including Best film, Best Director, Best Action and Best Actor.
Dangal emerged as the highest grossing Hindi film domestically, and the second highest grossing Indian film of the all time with the worldwide gross of 741.08 crore.