Dangal

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Has it come on?

No

Now?

No

Now?

No

Now

Turn the damn thing properly

Welcome to the wrestling area

at the Seoul Olympics

Looking forward to an exciting match today

It's come on

Shall I come down?

No

The final match this Olympics in the 72 kilo category

Between wrestlers from Russia and America

It's really sad that

Despite wrestling being

such a popular sport in India

Indian wrestlers have dissapointed in the Olympics

Even our boys

can bring home medals.

But where is the support?

Neither money,

nor facilities

How will our boys win a medal

If a medal could be won with words

you would have won

it a long time ago

Are you new here?

That's what I thought

Try stepping into a

wrestling arena someday

you'll run for your life

before the match behins

Looks like you

have done it many times

Run for you life

If this were an arena,

Then we'd see who would run

Who needs an arena?

The stage is set for a big fight

Excitement in the air

Both wrestlers are ready

You are absolutely right, Tom

Looks like it's going

to be an interesting bout.

Handshake

Whistle and begins

He's down!

He's down

An early thrashing

Overconfidence can

prove fatal

Bro, one more?

Next round.

Ya, Tom. doesn't look as easy as it seemed

Both testing eachother

A great attack,

superb defense!

Amazing move

Didn't know what hit him

Here's an attack

And the counter

It's over

David has become Goliath!

Top class wrestling

You're good

You've just defeated

a state level champion

Don't be disheartened

You've just lost to

a national level champion

Meet my uncle

Mahavir Singh Phogat

He quit wrestling many

years ago

:-

There you go

Merely building a good body

does not make a wrestler

Come here, kid

Wrestling runs in blood

you have to be born with it

Buy yourself some milk

Bless you

When there's no food on your plate

what will you eat? Medals?

No one gives a damn

about wrestling

Just take up the job you are being offered

Why did you quit?

I had no choice

Wrestling game me respect, fame

but couldn't give me money

So I took up this job

Every wrestler dreams

of bringing honor and

glory to the country

But if the country offers no support

How far can a wrestler go

It's not your fault that you

couldn't win a medal for your country

How long will you let these

memories depress you?

What I couldn't do

our son will

He will win gold for our country

Our flag will fly the highest

Mark my words

That day uncle was as

anxious as a student

Don't worry brother

Semua akan baik-baik saja.

It's a girl

Uncle was hoping for a boy

But a girl was born

It's ok

You have a sister now, Omkar

I was genuinely happy

But uncle was faking it

And it all started

Suddenly everyone was an expert

in the art on conceiving a boy

Feed black cow sweets made

with white sesame seeds,

Wrapped in maize flatbreads,

with yourleft hand before sunrise

A son for sure!

A special prayer for a son

Recite daily

Here... eat this

Eat this

Stop, will you

Mahavir.

Make sure you only try on a Sunday

Other days, reign in your urges

Got it

People didn't stop giving

their advice

Here you go, son

Day of delivery arrived

and so did half the village.

.To take credit for a son

Geeta, you are going to

have a brother

You can play with him

It's a girl

But uncle didn't get a son

Nor the villagers, credit

But, in all these,

unfailing techniques

where did the fault lie

She must have fed a black buffalo

instead of a cow

Else look at my cousin

from Rohtak

She had three boys

in three years

If you say the prayer in reverse

the results will also be reversed

Self control is a virtue

I told him to try on Sundays

He must have let

the reins free every day

I couldn't give you a son...

It's not your fault

Don't get me wrong

Both Geeta and Babita

are very dear to me

But only a boy

can fulfil my dream

Years went by

Uncle remained adament.

he wanted a boy

But maybe God was adamant too

The third child was a girl

and so was the fourth

This time I too was dejected

Food is ready papa

Turn it over or it'll burn

After that he gave up on his

desire for a son, and his dream too

Hey Mahavir Singh!!

What's wrong with him?

No you carry on

Hey Mahavir!

I've been blessed with a boy

Have some sweets

What happened?

Look how badly

they've been thrased

Say something!

Yes look how badly,

they've been thrased

They're all swollen and bruised

Yes

Stupid boy

I didn't uncle

Geeta and Babita beat them up

They started it

He called me a loser

and Babita a witch

So, we beat the sh*t out of them

They beat them so badly?

For such a trivial reason?

Yes, shouldn't have

beaten them so badly

Please forgive them...

they're kids.

We are forgiving it because

they are your girls

Move!

Got thrashed by girls!

Come here

Come here!

We won't fight again papa

First tell me, how did you

manage to do it

First he called me a loser

but I remained quiet

But then he called Babita a witch

I grabbed him and

punched him like this

Then the other guy attacked

I grabbed his hair

and shoved him down

and dug my elbow in his back

They say a twig is enough

to give hope to a drowning man

Here, uncle had found

not one but two lifeguards

So he could win a gold for the country

From now on Geeta and Babita

will do no household chores

Wrestling is in their blood

From now they will only wrestle

Wrestling is for boys

You think our girls are

any lesser than boys?

I've never seen girls wrestle

What will the villagers say?

For how lomg will they talk

What if the girls break

their arms and legs

We'll fix them

Where will the money come from

I don't know

Don't ruin the girls' lives

for your passion

Let me try for a year

For this one year

you bury your feelings

If I'm proven wrong

I'll bury my dream forever

Be ready at 5am tomorrow!

Why papa?

I want to feed you

your favourite snack

5am? Okay?

What did you do now?

I thought you did something

Eat

How is it?

It's not really spicy, papa

Alright make it spicier

Eat as much as you want right now

Because from today you will both

lead the life of a wrestler

Haaah??!!

And wrestlers are not allowed

pickled, oily and spicy food

in fact, all the food that you love

Consider this your last treat

Papa, it's difficult to run

in these clothes

Don't you dare stop!

Nobody would've ever been

punished so severely

for beating up a couple of boys

He abused me

Why did you have to beat him

Now you tell me!

We'll obey your

every command mummy

Just save us

from this wrestling

Forone year forget

that you have a mother

Hey, forgot so quickly?

How utterly absurd

Girls in the wrestling arena?

Will you have me sin at this age?

Babita....

Will you press my legs please?

I was going to ask you

the same thing

Always respect Mother Earth

The more you respect it

the more respect

you will get in return

Uncle had managed to bring

Geeta and Babita to the wrestling pit

But something was missing.

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