I thought it was OK, though not a '10' rated film by any means. Most of the reviewers for this film here on IMDb appear to be folks of Indian background nothing wrong with that but with most of them offering glowing praise and a '10 rating, it's difficult to get a true perspective on the movie. However, in reality, she completely dominated her opponent and won the match in just two rounds and her scoreline was 1-0, 7-0.Reviewed by classicsoncall 7 / 10 'You have to fight in a way that people remember you.' In the movie, Geeta Phogat did not win a single tournament before the Commonwealth Game in 2010, but in reality, she won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship in 2009, in the 55kg freestyle wrestling category. In the movie, Geeta struggled to win the gold medal match in which scores a five-pointer in the nail-biting final round with a scoreline of 5-1, 4-6, and 6-5. According to The Better India, while the movie showed that Mahavir Phogat desperately wanted a boy to win a gold medal for the country but gets four girls instead, in reality, it was his wife who wished for a boy since girls were considered as a liability in the 80s.

While the movie based on a real story, director Nitish Tiwari allowed himself some cinematic liberties. However, people did not let them fight at local dangals due to conservative views and he took them to the Sports Authority of India Centre in Sonipat where they trained further.

Phogat quit his job at the Haryana State Electricity Board to give more time to his daughter’s training and the girls used to practice with the boys since there were no other girls who practiced this sport at the time. He trained his daughters in a sport that was traditionally male-dominated and in a state which was known for gender inequality and low sex ratio.

According to Mans World India, Mahavir Singh trained under Chandgi Ram, a Padma Shri winner, in Delhi after which he became a successful mercenary wrestler and won numerous dangals in various villages of Himachal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and other states. Mahavir decided to train his daughters in the year 2000 when Indian weightlifter Karnam Malaeshwari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal. Dangal is loosely based on the Phogat family in Haryana.

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