Meet Aamir Khan’s Daughters In DANGAL
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Wednesday, 22nd April 2015, 2:34 PM IST There were reports of Kangana Ranaut, Tapsee Pannu, Akshara Haasan, etc being considered to play Aamir Khan’s daughters in ‘Dangal’, but the two girls selected to play the superstar’s daughters are Fatima Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra. Fatima and Sanya got the roles after months of auditions. Fatima played Kamal Haasan’s daughter in ‘Chachi 420’ and has also been a part of a few films and a TV serial. Sanya is from Delhi and is a trained ballet dancer. ‘Dangal’ is based on the life of former wrestler Mahavir Singh, who built an 'akhara' in his own house and coached his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari. Talking about the casting and the film, Aamir had earlier said, "Casting is one of the biggest challenges. Work is in progress, no decision has been taken yet by Nitesh. ‘Dangal’ is not just a film about wrestling but an emotional journey of a father and his two daughters, which teaches us to empower our girls." After months of audition, finally Casting Director Mukesh Chhabria decided on these two girls. Well, the adult Geeta and Babita have been selected, but the actresses who will play their younger version are not yet confirmed. Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |