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Dangal
2016
· Movie
· 161 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #263
- IMDb #96
- Google retired #253
- Rotten Tomatoes #468
- Metacritic #4825
- Letterboxd #694
+6 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #293
- Metacritic Audience #284
- Criticker #748
- Douban #57
- Kinopoisk #7
- Trakt #196
Every rating
61–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A former wrestler, frustrated by his inability to win a gold medal for India, decides to train his young daughters in the sport. Despite societal ridicule and great personal sacrifice, he coaches them with rigorous discipline. His efforts lead them to become pioneering competitors on the world wrestling stage.
Details
- Director
- Nitesh Tiwari
- Writers
- Nikhil Mehrotra, Nitesh Tiwari
- Released
- 21 December 2016
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi, English
- Runtime
- 161 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $10.4M
- Box office
- $311.0M
- Awards
- 36 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 48 →36 wins from 48 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 2018 | Asian Brilliant Stars | Dangal | Nominee |
| Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards 2018 | Best Action Actress | Fatima Sana Shaikh | Winner |
| Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards 2018 | Best New Action Performer | Sanya Malhotra | Winner |
| AACTA Awards 2017 | Best Asian Film | Dangal | Winner |
| Douban Film Awards 2017 | Top Foreign Actor | Aamir Khan | Winner |
| Douban Film Awards 2017 | Best Foreign Film | Dangal | Winner |
| Douban Film Awards 2017 | Most Talked About Film | Dangal | Nominee |
| Douban Film Awards 2017 | Movie of the Month (May) | Dangal | Winner |
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48 awards — Dangal
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Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Asian Brilliant Stars | Dangal | Nominee |
Star Screen Awards
14 nominations, 12 won
| Best Action Director | Sham Kaushal | Winner |
| Best Background Score | Pritam | Winner |
| Best Child Actor | Suhani Bhatnagar | Winner |
| Best Director | Nitesh Tiwari | Winner |
| Best Editing | Ballu Saluja | Winner |
| Best Film | Dangal | Winner |
| Best Lyrics | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Pritam | Winner |
| Best Writing | Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer (Female) | Zaira Wasim (also for Secret Superstar ) | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer (Male) | Aparshakti Khurrana | Winner |
| Star Plus Nayi Soch | Dangal | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Comic Role | Aparshakti Khurrana | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Popular Choice | Fatima Sana Shaikh | Nominee |
News 18 Movie Awards
7 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor | Aamir Khan | Winner |
| Best Debut (Female) | Fatima Sana Shaikh | Winner |
| Best Director | Nitesh Tiwari | Winner |
| Best Film | Dangal | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Zaira Wasim | Winner |
| Best Debut (Female) | Sanya Malhotra | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Action | Shyam Kaushal | Winner |
| Best Actor | Aamir Khan | Winner |
| Best Director | Nitesh Tiwari | Winner |
| Best Film | Dangal | Winner |
Mirchi Music Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Female Vocalist of the Year | Jonita Gandhi for "Gilheriyan" | Winner |
| Listeners' Choice Album of the Year | Dangal | Winner |
| Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year | Sarwar Khan & Sartaz Khan Barna for "Haanikaarak Bapu" | Winner |
| Album of the Year | Pritam, Amitabh Bhattacharya | Nominee |
| Best Background Score | Pritam | Nominee |
| Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) | Shadab Rayeen, Sunny M.R. & Ashwin Kulkarni for "Dhaakad" | Nominee |
| Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) | Aditya Pushkarna, Dj Phukan, Sunny M.R. & Anurag Saikia for "Dhaakad" | Nominee |
| Lyricist of the Year | Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Haanikaarak Bapu" | Nominee |
| Song of the Year | "Haanikaarak Bapu" | Nominee |
Douban Film Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Foreign Film | Dangal | Winner |
| Movie of the Month (May) | Dangal | Winner |
| Top Foreign Actor | Aamir Khan | Winner |
| Most Talked About Film | Dangal | Nominee |
| Top Movie Soundtrack | Dangal | Nominee |
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Nitesh Tiwari | Winner |
| Telstra People's Choice Award | Dangal | Winner |
Jackie Chan Action Movie Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Action Actress | Fatima Sana Shaikh | Winner |
| Best New Action Performer | Sanya Malhotra | Winner |
AACTA Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Asian Film | Dangal | Winner |
National Child Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Exceptional Achievement | Zaira Wasim (also for Secret Superstar ) | Winner |
National Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Zaira Wasim | Winner |
Zee Cine Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film (Viewer's Choice) | Dangal | Winner |