‘Dangal’ is undoubtedly the biggest movie of 2016 and coming from Aamir Khan’s stable you would expect nothing else. The movie is laced with impressive wrestling sequences and since most of them are based on Geeta Phogat’s life, it’s apparent that comparisons are bound to surface against her real life bouts and struggles. So, if you’ve not watched ‘Dangal’ yet, close this browser because there are spoilers ahead!

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The movie depicted the real struggle of the Phogat sisters and how disciplined their childhood was under the watchful eyes of their father. That Geeta Phogat became the first Indian woman wrestler to qualify for Olympics is not so surprising considering the hard work put in during her formative years. In fact, one of the best moments for the Phogat family was Geeta clinching Gold at the Commonwealth games as shown in the movie. The sequence of her bouts in the games was, however, a cinematic dramatization.

As depicted in the movie, the Gold medal bout that Geeta fought in the commonwealth games was not a down the wire thriller. In fact, Geeta Phogat won the one-sided bout quite impressively by winning the first two rounds 1-0, 7-0. Watch the video of that bout here:

And those of you wondering whether the whole incident at the end of the movie where Mahavir Singh Phogat is locked for Geeta’s final bout was true, it’s not. Mahavir Phogat’s authorized biography Akhada’s excerpts show the correct sequence of the event: “As Mahavir stood amid the cheering crowd that day, his gaze locked in on his daughter with pride, the cold winter morning of 1988 flashed before his eyes. That was the day when he had held her in his arms and emphatically proclaimed one day she will make her family proud.”