Aamir Khan just kicked off the shoot of his upcoming film Dangal. Based on the life of wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, Dangal is to have Aamir inside the wrestling pit. The actor had taken to Twitter yesterday (September 20) to announce that the shooting of Dangal would begin on September 21.
On Monday, the star tweeted out the first look of the film, which got the word Dangal trending on Twitter in no time whatsoever.
— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) September 21, 2015
Aamir had flown to Ludhiana to kick-start the shooting of Dangal on September 14. A couple of days later, the actor was snapped at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, seeking blessings before he began the film. Read more here.
Twitter reactions:
Most amazing part about 'Dangal' poster is that Aamir is not crying in it! pic.twitter.com/Paf5wBiQTw
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) September 21, 2015
wow can't wait for part 2, poster looks promising. #Dangal pic.twitter.com/PlxWNxolD0
— Imaan Sheikh (@SheikhImaan) September 21, 2015
@KyaUkhaadLega By the time #Dangal gets released, it will look like this pic.twitter.com/23jNmEneHZ
— Yawn Sambandh (@MazzeLelo) September 21, 2015
Director: इस फ़िल्म में तुम्हें ज़मीन से जुड़े हुए आदमी का कैरिक्टर करना है. Mr. Perfectionist Aamir :ओके ये लो pic.twitter.com/JgGCdNvseJ
— डि.के. (@itsdhruvism) September 21, 2015
Sequence of events... pic.twitter.com/j6qTL420MI
— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) September 21, 2015
Poster se toh film ka naam dangal Nahi Daldal lag raha hai pic.twitter.com/6PB6Y1nnUI
— Ankit Jain (@indiantweeter) September 21, 2015
Guys I think Aamir Khan's face is in my chocolate ice cream pic.twitter.com/Ll5c7VQ3cC
— Kanan Gill (@KananGill) September 21, 2015
That Aamir Khan poster of Dangal seems like he has drowned in Piku's julaab.
— A La Vile De Satara (@AdvancedMaushi) September 21, 2015
Aamir Khan is playing Clayface in his next film, apparently. (Actually a pretty cool poster, though) pic.twitter.com/VwFZmOOvHm
— Sahil Rizwan (@SahilRiz) September 21, 2015
I won’t even bother making a “shit-faced” joke here pic.twitter.com/wnT3jSQADf
— Muhammed Deshmukh (@drdang) September 21, 2015
Brief : 'We need a groundbreaking poster for Dangal' pic.twitter.com/v4LYMFLisb
— Asst. Director (@Bollywood_AD) September 21, 2015