Dangal + intro (Indian FF)

<div><b>Screening as part of the&nbsp;</b><font color="#0000ee"><b><u><a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/indian-film-festival">Indian Film Festival 2026</a></u></b></font><b>.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>This screening will have an introduction.</b><b></b></div><div><br></div>Taking place in the year that Glasgow hosted the Commonwealth Games, the Indian Film Festival celebrates the links between India and Scotland in the aftermath of First Minister John Swinney’s recent visit to Mumbai as part of a trade mission promoting the Scottish screen sector, looking forward to the next edition of the Commonwealth Games taking place in Ahmedabad, Gujurat, India in 2030.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>This opening screening on is a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Hindi film and highest grossing Bollywood of all time, <i>Dangal</i>. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film stars legend of Indian cinema Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh, the father who trained his daughters Geeta and Babita Phogat to become elite wrestlers, with Geeta winning India’s first ever gold medal in women’s wrestling at the Commonwealth Games, and Babita going on to win gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. With Glasgow having hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2026 and Amdavad preparing to host the Centenary Games in 2030, the Festival screening of <i>Dangal </i>offers the opportunity for a moment of connection between India, Scotland, women’s sporting achievement, and the shared Commonwealth legacy between Scotland and India.&nbsp;</div>DramaPT2H41MPG2026-12-04INhi
Aamir Khan
Fatima Sana Shaikh
Sanya Malhotra
Nitesh Tiwari
Aamir Khan
Kiran Rao
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Dangal + intro (Indian FF)"Dangal + intro (Indian FF)"

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