The heartwarming story of Mahavir Singh Phogat, the amateur wrestler who coached his daughters and nieces into champions, has inspired the Aamir Khan starrer Dangal. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari (Bhootnath Returns), Dangal stars Khan as Phogat, who turns his disadvantage – too many daughters, not enough sons – into an advantage that has made him as famous as his wards. The movie opens on December 23. Start stocking up on handkerchiefs already.
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Maharashtra government withdraws funding for eggs, sweet dishes in mid-day meals
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Why a Christian pastor was denied a burial in his own village by India’s Supreme Court
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Why the push by India’s tiger conservation body to relocate forest-dwellers is contentious
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S Hussain Zaidi’s new book on Dawood Ibrahim introduces readers to his close aide Salim ‘Kutta’
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7 AAP MLAs resign ahead of Delhi Assembly polls
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India’s cyber-scam epidemic is part of a multibillion global industry. This series traces a full arc
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Despair and horror: 10 photos that tell the story of the stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela
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Hindu Mahasabha honours Nathuram Godse on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary
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