DANGAL starring Aamir Khan and Directed by Nitesh Tiwari gets two stars - a star for its four Geeta and Babita actresses (both sets - young versions and older) full of underutilized potential and another star for making wrestling (women's wrestling, on top of that) look engaging and sexy on the mainstream big screen. Just like in TAARE ZAMEEN PAR and DHOBI GHAT however, Aamir Khan's appearance spoils the show, making it a mere superstar vehicle. The binary pop nationalism is disturbing, devoid as it is of nuances. And for God's sake don't treat sports as an arena for reinforcing naive and politically expedient ideas of one's inherently superior Bharat Mata. Also kindly desist from pseudo-feminist but fundamentally patriarchal stances.

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