Dangal (English: Wrestling competition) is a 2016 Indian biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari. It stars Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat,[4][5] who taught wrestling to his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari.[6][7][8] The former is India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (55 kg). Her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (51 kg). "Dangal" is the Hindi term for "a wrestling competition".

The music for Dangal was composed by Pritam, while the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya. Kripa Shankar Bishnoi, a coach with the Indian women's wrestling team, trained Aamir Khan and the entire crew for the wrestling sequences.[9]

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Released worldwide on 23 December 2016[10], Dangal was declared tax-free in three Indian states to promote Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, a social initiative that aims to reduce selective abortion of females, to protect girls, and to educate them. The three states were: Uttar Pradesh on 15 December 2016[11][12], in Haryana on 25 December 2016, and Uttarakhand.[13][14]