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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its producer/actor stated on the record that "my intention is to always send that message to the people – that we have made a film honestly and what is it about" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
  1. 1
    Creator statementproducer/actor: "My intention is to always send that message to the people – that we have made a film honestly and what is it about."The Indian Express, December 2016 source ↗
  2. 2
    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
  3. 3
    Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22

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Primary audienceYoung WomenYoung Women54
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Mass market

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
50
Young Women
54
Older Men
46
Older Women
50
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Audience Representation

White
48
Black
56
Hispanic
50
Asian
50
South Asian
54
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
50
Mixed
46
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy9
Entertainment

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Synopsis

Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.


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Cast & Crew

Satyajit Pande (director) · Nitesh Tiwari (director)