5 moments where Dangal drifts away from reality

Sakshi Tanwar portrays the role of the mother of the Phogat sisters in Dangal

#3 Geeta won her first international medal in 2009 and not at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010

Geeta Phogat poses with the gold medal she won at Delhi Commonwealth Games

It has been depicted on the silver screen that after joining the national sports academy, Geeta embarks on a poor run at the international stage, not winning any medal and exiting the global competitions one after the other before claiming the all-important gold medal at the Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010.

However, in real life, Geeta Phogat’s first gold medal came at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship which was held at Jalandhar in 2009.

Geeta won her first international medal in 2009 at the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.

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