A father takes out his two PR-teenage girls and tells them to eat all the Colgate's they want one last time.

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 2017)

was forced to bow down to his parent's wishes and pursue what they thought best is a little tragic and a lot true. There are stories that paint such fathers as self-seeking and obstinate prompting much frustration and conflict but Dangal isn't like that.
If anything, director Nitesh Tiwari's exhilarating creation makes a strong case for the virtues of Indian parenting.
There's a silver lining to erstwhile wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat's (Aamir Khan) purpose that allows his daughters to break out of a sexist rut, become their own person and achieve international glory. To accomplish this, he demands their unswerving cooperation with entitlement and pride through methods that may seem stringent and unorthodox but have the greater good of his offspring at heart.