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What one should learn from the movie Dangal ?
Like any other movie of Amir Khan , Dangal has been made with dedication and perfection . The true and inspiring story of Mahavir Singh Phogat coaching his daughters to win gold medal for India is the soul of the movie and it has been written , directed and acted fantastically . As a result , the movie is getting rave reviews from critics and audience alike . In-spite of the cash crunch due to demonetization , this movie is going to be a blockbuster . The movie and its story have something for everyone . There are many inspiring sequences for girls , fathers , daughters , aspiring sports people and patriots . Here are some of the lessons in life we could learn from Dangal .
1 . We often fail to see the opportunity available to us but will waste precious time worrying over what is not there . Mahavir Singh ji ( Aamir ’ s character ) doubted his manhood , thought boys were the way to
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wrestling nirvana but never once looked at the beautiful girls he had . Realisation dawned , late of course and then his mantra towards life changed . Similarly , we also are caught up in complaining about the have-nots and forget the haves that lie ignored
2 . Rome was not built in a day and nor was a wrestling champion . Geeta and Babita ’ s journey to the international wrestling ring came after years of hard work . After years of giving up on life ’ s simple pleasures , following the routine of a pehalwan , rigorous training , blood , sweat and tears went into achieving those medals . In life , we expect everything handed out to us on a platter , when we are overlooked for promotion , do not get our dream job or when a college rejects us , we think it ’ s the end of the road for us and immediately take the nearest diversion , but forget that