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Geeta, Babita, Ritu, and Sangeeta are daughters of former wrestler and coach Mahavir Singh Phogat. Priyanka and Vinesh were brought up by Mahavir after their father (and Mahavir's younger brother), Rajpal Phogat, died when they were young. [2] .
Oct 27, 2024 · Geeta Phogat - the elder of the two siblings - made history at the 2010 Commonwealth Games when she won the gold medal in the women’s 55kg category. It was the first gold medal by a female Indian wrestler at the Commonwealth Games. Younger sister Babita Phogat won silver in the 51kg.
Dec 22, 2016 · It was Daya Kaur, the mother, who was more disappointed to find that the first born, Geeta, was a girl. Geeta, Ritu and Vinesh were introduced to wrestling back in October 2000. At that time,...
Dec 27, 2016 · While the core of the Dangal's story holds true to the real life events of Mahavir Singh Phogat and his family, five real-life facts were changed for cinematic effect. Read on to find out what they were.
Dec 24, 2016 · When Aamir Khan takes Geeta for her first real competition, she is first rejected by the co-ordinators because they wouldn't allow girls to wrestle. But they immediately reverse their decision,...
Sep 7, 2024 · The real Phogat family's journey from a small village in Haryana to international wrestling success forms the heart of this compelling story. Wrestling has deep roots in Indian culture, but women's participation was uncommon when Mahavir began coaching his daughters Geeta and Babita.
Dec 26, 2016 · Where the film revolves around how a man trained his daughters to excel in a male-dominated sport like wrestling, breaking all societal stereotypes, the real story of Geeta Phogat's life and career is far more inspiring.
Jul 12, 2023 · Yes, the movie “Dangal” (2016) is based on a true story. It is a biographical sports drama film that tells the story of Indian wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat, who he trained to become world-class wrestlers.
Jan 20, 2017 · Khan plays Geeta and Babita's potbellied father, former wrestling champion Mahavir Singh Phogat, whose youthful dreams of gold medal glory had eluded him. Early in the film, he tells his...
Dec 22, 2016 · Based on the true story of Geeta and Babita Phogat (played as children by Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar and as adults by Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra), who eventually competed...
