Dangal: A masterpiece of a movie!

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2016)

The year 2016 has been good for Hindi cinema. We have seen some very good films like Pink, Nil Battey Sannata, Sultan, Kapoor & Sons, Neerja, Airlift, MS Dhoni, Wazir and a few more.
However, the year ends with Dangal, the finest & realistic Hindi sports film ever made and definitely the masterpiece of 2016.
The film is based on national level wrestler and coach Mahavir Singh Phogat who taught wrestling to his two elder daughters Geeta & Babita at a time when women wrestling was looked down upon in India and Indians failed to get medals in international events.
The film highlights their journey from childhood, their rigorous training, their sacrifices and the challenges and setbacks that they faced initially at the international level. However, both later went on to win gold and many other medals for India in several international championships in female wrestling.
Talking about performances, every actor in the movie appears so realistic that one tends to forget that they are actors. Both the child actresses playing the two wrestlers are simply superb and their grown up versions are amazing as well. Aamir Khan playing their father with a huge paunch is as usual a riveting watch.The supporting cast is also terrific.
Hats off to the director for making such a brilliant film. I can't find an obvious flaw in it. Well Done! :D