Dangal
दंगल
Synopsis
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Official Trailer [ENG SUB]Official
Type: Trailer • Published 2016-10-20
Top Cast
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Aamir Khan
Mahavir Singh Phogat
Fatima Sana Shaikh
Geeta Phogat
Sanya Malhotra
Babita Kumari
Zaira Wasim
Young Geeta
Suhani Bhatnagar
Young Babita
Aparshakti Khurana
Omkar
Girish Kulkarni
Coach Pramod Kadam
Sakshi Tanwar
Daya Kaur
Vivan Bhatena
Harkinder
Ritwik Sahore
Young Omkar
Ravi Aneja
Referee
Anuraag Arora
Mahavir's Brother
Mahesh Balraj
Organiser
Anmol Charan
Little Omkar
Karamveer Choudhary
Father of Mahaveer Singh Fogat
Ishika Gagneja
Sunita
Badrul Islam
Chicken Shop owner
Jagbir
Government Officer
Release History & Theatrical Window
Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
December 21, 2016
Wide Cinema Exhibition
May 24, 2017
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$10.4M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$311M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
29.9x
+$300.6M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nitesh Tiwari
- Screenplay & Story
- Nitesh Tiwari
- Original Score
- Pritam Chakraborty
- Original Title
- दंगल
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Production Budget
- $10.4M
- Worldwide Gross
- $311M
- Production Studios
- Aamir Khan Productions, UTV Motion Pictures, Disney India Media Networks
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nitesh Tiwari
Nitesh Tiwari, Piyush Gupta, Shreyas Jain, Nikhil Mehrotra, Rajesh A. Malarvannan., Amitabh Bhattacharya, Vanamali
Pritam Chakraborty
Satyajit Pande
Ballu Saluja
Aamir Khan, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Kiran Rao, Alan McAlex
Department Leadership Roster
Satyajit Pande
Director of Photography
Nitesh Tiwari
Director
Ballu Saluja
Editor
Prasad Sutar
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pritam Chakraborty
Original Music Composer
Aamir Khan
Producer
Laxmi Keluskar
Production Design
Sandeep Meher
Production Design
Maxima Basu
Costume Design
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Producer
Nitesh Tiwari
Screenplay
Kiran Rao
Producer
Sham Kaushal
Stunt Coordinator
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 0 — Approved without age restriction.
Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Official cinematic photography and background stills for Dangal.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dangal
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Dangal about?
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.
Who directed Dangal?
Dangal was directed by Nitesh Tiwari.
Who stars in Dangal?
The principal cast of Dangal includes Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar.
When was Dangal released and how long is it?
Dangal was released in 2016 with a total runtime of 2h 41m.
What was the box office and production budget of Dangal?
Dangal had a reported production budget of $10.4M and grossed $311M at the worldwide box office (29.9 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for Dangal?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Dangal was composed by Pritam Chakraborty.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Dangal?
Dangal holds official age classifications: DE: 0 (FSK 0 — Approved without age restriction.); IN: U (Universal Public Exhibition — Unrestricted family viewing.); US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).