Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan considers Dangal the finest performance of his career, though he admits making one minor mistake in the 2016 sports drama, reports UNB, citing NDTV.
Aamir, who portrayed Mahavir Singh Phogat in the Nitesh Tiwari-directed film, revealed that veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan was the first to notice the flaw.
“It’s difficult for me to pick a favorite film, but Dangal is my best-acted one,” Aamir said at the Red Lorry Film Festival, where his 1988 film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was screened.
“There’s just one shot where I slipped out of character, and Mr. Amitabh Bachchan caught it immediately.”
The Scene That Stood Out
Aamir recalled asking Amitabh for feedback after a screening.
“He said, ‘Very good, but in one shot, you were out of character.’”
The scene in question occurs during a wrestling sequence.
“I stood up and said, ‘Yes,’ but Mahavir Phogat would never say that. He would have said ‘Waah’ or ‘Shabash’—something more in line with his character.
‘Yes’ felt too English, too Mumbai. That mistake slipped through editing,” Aamir admitted.
Despite this, Dangal remains one of Bollywood’s most celebrated films.
A Record-Breaking Film
Based on the real-life story of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, Dangal follows his journey training his daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat (played by Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra). Geeta went on to win a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The film also starred Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar, Sakshi Tanwar, and Aparshakti Khurana. Dangal became the highest-grossing Indian film, earning around ₹2,000 crore worldwide.
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