Aparshakti Khurana directed Dangal.
Dangal -LRB- Wrestling competition -RRB- is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari .. Nitesh Tiwari. Nitesh Tiwari. Hindi. Hindi language. biographical. Biographical film. sports. List of sports films. drama film. drama film. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures , Aamir Khan Productions and UTV Motion Pictures , it stars Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat , an amateur wrestler , who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to be world-class wrestlers , both of who go on to win medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games .. Aamir Khan. Aamir Khan. Walt Disney Pictures. Walt Disney Pictures. Aamir Khan Productions. Aamir Khan Productions. UTV Motion Pictures. UTV Motion Pictures. Mahavir Singh Phogat. Mahavir Singh Phogat. amateur wrestler. Amateur wrestling. Geeta Phogat. Geeta Phogat. Babita Kumari. Babita Kumari. 2010 Commonwealth Games. 2010 Commonwealth Games. Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra play the older selves of the sisters while Sakshi Tanwar play their mother and Aparshakti Khurana , their cousin .. Sakshi Tanwar. Sakshi Tanwar. Fatima Sana Shaikh. Fatima Sana Shaikh. Aparshakti Khurana. Aparshakti Khurana. The development of the film began in early 2013 when Tiwari began writing the screenplay before signing Khan for the film .. Set primarily in the Indian State of Haryana , principal photography commenced in September 2015 in the neighbouring Punjab .. Haryana. Haryana. Punjab. Punjab. Satyajit Pande served as the cinematographer and Ballu Saluja as the editor .. Pritam scored the film 's background music and for its soundtrack , lyrics for which were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya .. Pritam. Pritam. Amitabh Bhattacharya. Amitabh Bhattacharya. Kripa Shankar Bishnoi , a coach with the Indian women 's wrestling team , trained Khan and the cast for the wrestling sequences .. After a North America premiere on 21 December 2016 , Dangal was released worldwide on 23 December opening to positive response with critics ; praise centered on the film 's `` honest '' depiction of a real-life story and Khan 's performance .. It was also screened at the Beijing International Film Festival in April 2017 .. Beijing International Film Festival. Beijing International Film Festival. At the 62nd Filmfare Awards , it won four awards  : Best Film , Best Director -LRB- Tiwari -RRB- , Best Actor -LRB- Khan -RRB- and Best Action -LRB- Shyam -RRB- .. 62nd Filmfare Awards. 62nd Filmfare Awards. Best Film. Filmfare Award for Best Film. Best Director. Filmfare Award for Best Director. Best Actor. Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Best Action. Filmfare Award for Best Action. The film performed equally well commercially and as of 29 May , it stands as the highest-grossing Indian film having collected over 1,700 crore , of which close to 1,000 crore was earned in China , where it has emerged as one of the top 30 highest-grossers of all time .. crore. crore. highest-grossing Indian film. List of highest-grossing Indian films. top 30 highest-grossers of all time. List of highest-grossing films in China