Nitesh Tiwari on the resounding success of ‘Dangal’

It’s become one of the most successful movies in Bollywood but director Nitesh Tiwari thinks ‘Dangal’ (2016) has been received well due to a number of reasons.

Tiwari spoke to Bollywood Hungama, “I think the honesty and sincerity with which Dangal has been made has worked in Dangal’s favour. We gave it all the time it deserved, all the effort it deserved, all the scale it deserved”.

The director also speaks of how he feels the audiences must’ve felt the story was their own struggle as much as Mahavir Phogat’s, “We wrote it and shot it with the intention of giving our audience an engaging story in which they could participate as well. The characters and their emotions were kept extremely real and relatable. And the added layer of humour made the film even more enjoyable. The icing on the cake is that people are not just loving the movie, but, they are also able to see and appreciate the effort that has gone into making it. That’s what has made Dangal connect with people in such a big way”.

On what’s next for him, Tiwari reveals, “I usually don’t put any conditions on the kind of films I would like to make. In fact, I would like to make all kind of films, provided I get stories that are exciting in those genres”.

‘Dangal’ starred Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar.