Within rural markets, the viewership share of Dangal TV, which is a free-to-air channel, is at 33%.
One wonders if Dangal will beat Sultan's box office records when it releases on December 23. Then again, Aamir has the mind of a genius.
The casting director said she will have to do 'everything' without specifying what that meant.
Aamir is also reuniting with PK Director Rajkumar Hirani for a biopic on Dadasaheb Phalke, the Father of Indian Cinema.
'Aamir Khan is a chalta phirta school. Even if you spend one day with him, you will learn a lot. He never gets tired. He works from morning till night.' Meet Dangal's Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra.
Congratulations, team Dangal!
Dangal's success in China opens up the world's second-largest film market for India. But there are risks, warns Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Dangal's success in China opens up the world's second-largest film market for India. But there are risks, warns Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
In three days, it made Rs 106.95 crore at the box office. Overseas, the film has made Rs 50 crore.
A look at pictures from a special screening.
At 250 million unique visitors a month, MX Player has for long been in the same bracket as YouTube (454 million) and Meta (324 million) in reach.
'Dangal gives people the impression that Geeta and Babita Phogat's rise to fame as wrestlers is a one-off phenomenon.' 'Many young wrestlers in Haryana are capable of reaching the same heights as the Phogat sisters, but there are few opportunities to train or make a living from wrestling in the village.'
The Pro Wrestling League's star quotient took a massive hit on Sunday after one of the Phogat sisters, who are in the limelight following a blockbuster biopic on their struggle, was ruled out of the ongoing season.
'Some of the good wrestlers are making really good money.' 'If you look at their lifestyles, they are no less compared to our cricketers.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates the icon and his imagery in 23 super special Aamir Khan frames etched in her head.
The actor was accompanied by the film's director Nitesh Tiwari.
'To me whole @zairawasim episode smells of sexual bias. Can someone say d same thing 2 @aamir_khan @BeingSalmanKhan @iamsrk?' tweeted Gambhir.
'Had anyone asked me if I was Aamir Khan, I would have admitted to it.' Senior movie journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya flips through the pages of her many interactions with Aamir Khan, who turned 60 on March 14.
Made at a budget of Rs 75 crore, the film needs to make Rs 150 crore to break even and book profits.
Stars don't wait for the weekend to party. So Manish Malhotra's grand Diwali party was held midweek, on a Wednesday, and everybody -- Ananya Panday to Alia Bhatt to Kiara Advani-Sidharth Malhotra -- turned up!
'This epic adaptation brings to life one of India's most cherished tales with unmatched scale and visionary storytelling.'
Take a look at the other celebs at the screening.
Sanya Malhotra of the Dangal fame walked the ramp for The Meraki Project.
'Vishal sir said he would sign me only when I accept to gain 10 kilos.' 'No matter what, I was ready to accept if I was getting an opportunity to work with Vishal sir.'
Aamir Khan collapses on the sets of Dangal, sustains shoulder injury.
'I was in serious depression during the shooting of Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.' 'I realised that this is not the film I wanted to make.' 'Aamir told me we will redo, remove eight key characters and reshoot.' 'He gave me the confidence and told me it was a timeless script.'
'When you are half decent looking, you want to look like yourself, especially in your first project. But it was important to do justice to the role, especially when it is such a big project. I don't want to play the lead and look like a hero. I am open to do character roles, what is the harm in it?' Dangal actor Aparshakti Khurrana looks ahead in life.
'I couldn't see the injury but I knew it was bad from the expression on Aamir's face.'
Dangal has the potential to surpass the Rs 340 crore mark set by PK.
After days of speculation on her fitness, former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Geeta Phogat was on Monday declared fit to take part in the Pro Wrestling League.
With Vinesh Phogat's heartbreaking disqualification over discrepancies in weight at the Paris Olympics just when India was keeping its fingers crossed for a sure shot victory at the finals, spirits have hit an all-time low. Art mirrors life and it won't be a surprise if our sports biopic obsessed film-makers turn this dramatic change of events into a movie one day.
Siddharth Roy Kapur's RKF aims to raise around $50 million by offering up to a 50 per cent stake in the company.
Analysts estimate that Pushpa 2 (in all languages) will become the fastest film to cross the Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) mark.
Kashmiri girl Zaira Wasim, who played the younger version of Indian wrestler Geeta Phogat in Aamir Khan-led Bollywood blockbuster "Dangal", on Monday apologised for "offending" and "unintentionally hurting" people after her meeting with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti kicked up a row.
If sporting films were pitted against one another, Dangal would be champion, says Raja Sen.
The bar's been raised again, says Sukanya Verma.
The superstar seems close to the director and co-stars from his last blockbuster.
