Dangal
The movie which has made an enormous amount of money in the overseas marketplace than here in India, Dangal, is quite an achievement in context. Of course, there will come a time when another movie surpasses this milestone, but till, this sports drama can soak in its triumphant moment. Though the triumph that played out in the actual film is undercut by several heavily contrived sequences, it does, however, feel good. This ‘feel good’ aspect is the movie’s saving grace and of course the steady performances of its lead actors. The movie is told with the help of an overhead narration, and to be honest, it could’ve done without it and there would have been no difference, as the only thing that the narrator – the cousin of the Phogat sisters do is give exposition and some ordinary humour. The character in question seems to have been injected for this purpose only, as he only serves as comic relief throughout the entirety of the film while undergoing no significant character develo...