Aamir Khan called Vinesh Phogat, the actor encouraged the wrestler

Vinesh Phogat has returned to India after Paris Olympics 2024. Indian female wrestler Vinesh Phogat may not have made it to the finals of Paris Olympics 2024, but she is no less than a hero for Indians. People praised her a lot due to her excellent performance in the Olympics. Recently, Aamir Khan also talked to Vinesh Phogat on a video call, many pictures of which are going viral on the internet.

Aamir Khan praised the performance of Vinesh Phogat

Let us tell you that Aamir Khan recently spoke to Vinesh Phogat on a video call after returning from the Paris 2024 Olympics. Aamir and Vinesh were smiling in the pictures while talking on the video call. A fan page on Instagram shared the pictures and wrote what a heartwarming gesture it was. Aamir praised her performance during the call. The caption read, "Nice touch from Aamir Khan. On the video call, he congratulated Vinesh Phogat for her brilliant fight in Paris. Reminded her that her three fights are proof of her champion mentality. Former wrestler Kripa Shankar, who was the mentor of the actors of Dangal". Commenting on this video, a fan wrote, "Aamir is definitely going to make another Dhaakad biopic on Vinesh. He is just waiting for the favorable time." Another comment read, "Waiting for Dangal 2."

Vinesh Phogat was out of the final race due to weight

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat created history last month with a win in the semi-finals but was disqualified from the finals for being overweight in the women's 50 kg freestyle wrestling. After being disqualified at the Olympics, Vinesh Phogat appealed to CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sports) against the decision of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and UWW (United World Wrestling). However, it did not go in her favor and her petition was rejected after a week-long hearing. After this, the wrestler announced her retirement in an emotional note on social media.

The film Dangal was released in the year 2026

Aamir Khan's film Dangal was released in 2016. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, the film is a biographical sports drama based on the life of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat. Mahavir fought against social stigma and decided to fulfill his dream of winning a gold medal in wrestling by training his daughters and making them the best wrestlers. Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh play Babita and Geeta Phogat in the film.

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