There are no surprises in this wrestling Drama. Mahavir Singh Phogat(Aamir Khan) is a wrestler who dreams of winning a gold medal for his country. But he fails to get there and hopes to live his dream through his boy. But that too is thwarted when his wife gives birth to a daughters four times.
A dejectet Phogat reconciles with his fate and accepts that his dreams will never be fulfilled. However, when his girls beat uo a couple of boys black and blue in a schoolyard fight, a new hope dawns. He looks at his girls as fighters than just girls and idea of training them for the medal takes root.