WeeView: Dangal (2016)

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The film is collection of cliches if you ask me. Plenty unnecessary scenes, very sticking out comedies which doesn't mix well in the subtlety of the story and an ending that every sports film has had, the person in the ring remembering the training session which has a lot of emotional nostalgia attached. The only thing good about it, is the wrestling choreography well executed by the actors and the overall acting. A potential good film turned into a mass movie compromising art. I am not saying its wrong, but I will only be a critic here. For me, its not as good as it has been hyped, strictly 6/10. P.S, Chak De! India is still the bloody best sports film, for its restrained acting, cutting through so many issues without steering the whole film towards that direction, editing, hockey cinematography, more authentic sports politics and no unnecessary forced humor.

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