‘Dangal’ in its literal sense has managed to capture the crowd’s attention and interest and tossed it back to questioning the respect for sports in our country which are not “Cricket”. The movie is a biopic on the lives of former wrestler, Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters Geeta and Babita- Indian professional Wrestlers. The Phogat sisters represent the struggles of women in the rural sector who manage to thrive amidst constant conflict and discouragement from the society. It captures your attention with humour, empathy and relatable incidents (some based on real life scenarios and the others especially directed for the movie).
The movie progresses after a brief introduction of Mahavir Singh Phogat to Geeta and Babita’s extensive training sessions with their father for District-Dangal matches in their early years. Contesting the “Men-only sport” mind-set and capturing the attention of the widespread crowds of Haryana who are thoroughly intrigued by the girl-boy fights, the girls grow up to set new records by beating their opponents even though they are under-weight in a particular category and make it to the training for an International level of Wrestling.
The director has managed to capture the subtle yet powerful experiences of a small-town mindset woman in an interesting manner without deviating from the message to be imparted to the crowds. Notable scenes that often choke you up include the apologetic phone call from Geeta to her father, a step towards rekindling the strong bond between them.
A key takeaway order zithromax online canada from the movie includes the portrayal of a mature and sensitive father-daughter relationship and the importance of support and encouragement in early years that shape the confidence and character of young women. As Mahavir battles the snarling remarks of the society, he breaks all division of gender disparity and focuses on skill, technique and discipline needed in Wrestling. How many times have we felt this sense of encouragement from our family members?
Evidently, the characters of the movie have put in immense efforts to study the characters to be portrayed and trained with their heart and soul for some nerve-wracking shots. The scenes of adolescent Geeta and Babita wrestling the young men on mud and Geeta fighting at the Commonwealth Games are shot with precision and finesse. This goes on to show how mature the script, screenwriting and cast selection have been throughout!
Another one added to the Chak De! League, you cannot help but feel bouts of patriotism throughout the movie especially to see the audience pay respect to the National Anthem twice in the show. Aamir has once again put his best foot forward towards the production with a remarkable dialogue to his on-screen daughter -“We have to fight some battles on your own!”
It is high time we acknowledge the real champions of our country and this movie was just a small tribute towards them. We wish the best of luck and success to the ladies for a brighter future ahead.
