Yay! Aamir Khan’s ‘Dangal’ to be remade into a Television series- deets inside

Perfectionist Aamir Khan’s 2016 film ‘Dangal‘ based on the real life of Mahavir Singh Phogat and his daughters Geeta & Babita Phogat, was one of the stupendous hit at the box office that year. The film which was made on a budget of just 70 crores, went on to mint over 2000 crores at the worldwide box office, thereby making it an undisputed hit and highest grossing Indian film.

Apart from winning praises for its strong story-line, Nitesh Tiwari’s directorial was also lauded for their spectacular performances of the star cast which included newbies Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh. And though they were no plans or an idea to take it ahead with a sequel, a production house named Contiloe Pictures is planning to remake the film for the small screen.

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Yes, if a report in Tellychakkar is to be believed, then we will soon witness Aamir’s masterpiece in the form of a TV series. A source close to the portal informed them that Abhimanyu Singh, who is the head of Contiloe Pictures, is very excited about the show and is himself keeping a track about this ambitious project. The report further suggests that the set will be placed in Contiloe’s state-of-the-art production studio. However, casting for the same has not commenced yet.

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Well, we wonder if the tv show will manage to live up the legacy created by the movie. But we are looking forward to watching the ‘Dangal Tv Series’ whenever it’s launched.

What about you? Also, talking about the films being remade into a Tv series, there were rumours that Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham’ was to be remade by television queen Ekta Kapoor. However, the lady has denied all such reports.