Easily the best movie of the year(or several years !!). Aamir delivers again !! As many have already said, this movie belongs to the 4 girls though. I especially liked young geeta(Zaira Wasim). Her wrestler attire and attitude were spot on. Loved it. Bravo. And can't say enough of Aamir's performance. He nails it (every time). Songs add to the rousing visuals - particularly dhaakad song with it's awesome lyrics. Goosebumps. Ravi K is spot on about the one jarring aspect of the movie about the national coach part. Way too dramatic and brought the movie a notch down. But for that, the movie is a 10/10 for me. Do not miss this. You won't get to watch these sort of movies very often.
There is only so much you can do with a movie that revolves around sports. The story is always standard – an underdog who has much to prove, a superior opponent who will stop at nothing to win, a down-in-the-dumps coach, loads of emotional manipulation and a heartstopping finale in which the underdog wins against all odds. You can either go spectacularly right (Chak De India) or go spectacularly wrong (several movies like Dhanadhan Goal).
The leading man of Dangal, Aamir Khan, has done it before, too. He has starred in Jo Jeeta Wahi Sikandar and Lagaan – both of which follow....