Fans Tell Aamir Khan to Make Dangal 2 after Vignesh Phogat’s Historic Win at Olympics: Following Vinesh Phogat’s historic victory in the women’s 50kg wrestling division at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the hashtag #Dangal started to trend on X, the old Twitter platform.
The highly anticipated follow-up to Aamir Khan’s 2016 sports biopic “Dangal” is currently being demanded by online users.
After defeating Yusneylis Guzman Lopez of Cuba 5-0, Phogat advanced to the finals and became the first Indian woman to compete in an Olympic wrestling match.
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Social media was ablaze with requests for a feature film about Vinesh Phogat’s amazing path after her victory. A fervent user said, “DANGAL 2: I am so seated.” The theatre employees are scared and asking me to leave because ‘the movie isn’t announced yet, the cast hasn’t been finalized, the crew not allotted,’ but I’m simply too seated.” Another user shared a montage of Vinesh from the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 Olympics, captioning it, “It’s time for Dangal 2.” A third added, “It’s time for Aamir to make Dangal 2 with Vinesh Phogat as the main lead.”
“Dangal” holds the record for being the highest-grossing film in Bollywood, having made Rs 2000 crore globally.
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In the movie, Aamir Khan plays amateur wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, who develops Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari into the first two female wrestlers from India to compete internationally.
The film stars Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra as the adult versions of the Phogat sisters, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar as their younger selves, and Sakshi Tanwar as their mother.
Vinesh Phogat has had an incredible road to the final. In the Round of 16, she stunned the world by defeating Japan’s Yui Susaki, the reigning champion and number one seed. In the quarterfinals, Phogat then barely overcame Oksana Livach of Ukraine.
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Phogat’s performance at the Paris Olympics has been nothing short of revolutionary, despite her current controversy.
With this enormous accomplishment, Vinesh Phogat has not only guaranteed her spot in the Olympic final. But has also raised expectations for a movie that would pay homage to her incredible journey. The nation’s love for her tenacity and commitment is evident in the excitement around “Dangal 2.”
(With Input from News18)
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