Aamir Khan's Dangal is still regarded as one of the best sports drama films, having made and broken several box office records. As per Sacnilk, the film grossed Rs 2070 crores worldwide and is still the highest-grossing film in India. Nitesh Tiwari's directorial is based on the lives of Indian wrestler Mahavir Phogat and his daughters, Geeta Phogat and Babita Phogat.
Recently former wrestler and politician Babita Phogat made some shocking revelations related to the film and the minuscule remuneration the family received. Babita also claimed that the Aamir Khan team ignored them and their request after the movie became a blockbuster. In a recent chat with News 24, Babita recalled how the film came to an inception and impacted her life.
She said, “A journalist from Chandigarh wrote an article about them, which led Nitesh Tiwari’s team to reach out with the intent of a documentary. “The director himself came and spoke to us all. Then, he just told us that he would make a documentary on us.
This was around 2010. But, later after writing it, he shared he would like to make a film." Babita further added that Nitesh Tiwari narrated the story to the family first.
At that time, the makers didn’t lock the casting. "My entire family was quite emotional. When I watched the film for the first time, it seemed like I went back into my childhood.
I was emotional," Babita asserted. When asked how much the filmmakers paid her for her story rights, Babita claimed she got very little mon.