#3 The father-daughter relationship
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The film is essentially a father-daughter relationship story which plays out against a wrestling backdrop. It explores the widening rift in the personal relationship between Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters, especially Geeta.
In a scene, a young Geeta and Babita complain to a friend that they wish they never had a father like Mahavir. The friend, who is to be married off the next day, listens with a sullen face only to reply that she wished she had a father like Mahavir. It is a defining scene, where the two young girls receive a fresh perspective of their strict father.
Later on in the film, we see Geeta, who has grown under the watchful eyes of the strict, disciplinarian father. She gets exposed to a new world that prompts her to challenge her father’s know-it-all authority. This eventually builds up to the best scene in the film – a tearful Geeta shreds her father’s silence to pieces over a phone call.
