After months of excitement and some very promising teasers and songs, Aamir Khan’s “Dangal” has hit theatres across the world today. The film revolves around the story of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat from Haryana, and how he trained his daughters Geeta and Babita to emerge as world champions in the sport. At a deeper level, it also explores how women from a state with the worst sex ratio in the country, broke out of years of patriarchal conditioning to triumph in what the country regards as a ‘man’s sport’.
The movie has met with rave reviews on Twitter, from celebs and movie lovers alike:
Sonakshi Sinha praises the girl power:
https://twitter.com/sonakshisinha/status/812138321820282881
Many other celebs chimed in:
https://twitter.com/kritisanon/status/812170326763335680
https://twitter.com/iam_juhi/status/812122939839614977
https://twitter.com/ArshadWarsi/status/812123465821999105
Anurag Kashyap’s tweet said a lot.
https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72/status/812055682707062784
Salman Khan’s family is probably right!
https://twitter.com/BeingSalmanKhan/status/812026686480879617
Even KRK has nice things to say, for a change:
So it's confirmed by my friends who watched #Dangal today that it will be a biggest ever hit film in the history of Bollywood.
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) December 21, 2016
Saving the best of 2016 for the last?
Saw many films this year some were good,some were very good. But nothing comes closer to #Dangal.best film of the year 2016.go watch it
— Amit Trivedi (@ItsAmitTrivedi) December 23, 2016
Aamir may be the star, but the girls shine the most in this film.
https://twitter.com/dipeshtank/status/810888073143848960
Full inspiration guaranteed.
https://twitter.com/AniGuha/status/811819993805586436
Nationalism? Check!
https://twitter.com/iFaridoon/status/811632839372378113
What a good biopic looks like.
#Dangal shows how a biopic needs to be told in Bollywood
— Ritika Handoo (@ritikahandoo) December 23, 2016
Dangal love all over Twitter!
https://twitter.com/amourinocente/status/812178515902742528
https://twitter.com/EthanHuntFan/status/812174681797103616
https://twitter.com/sushanthhere/status/812174330566234112
https://twitter.com/thegoatboi/status/812161745619800064
https://twitter.com/messiyasin123/status/812161026724532225
The village of Balali, home to the Phogat sisters, is unlike others in Haryana. Not only is its sex ratio far better, the women have been fighting age-old patriarchal traditions for years now. Read their story here: ‘If She Can, Why Can’t I?’: Meet The Taboo-Smashing Women Of The ‘Dangal’ Village