Veteran actor Shabana Azmi watched the upcoming film ‘Dangal’ at a special screening on her 66th birthday. She said it was the best birthday gift for her.Shabana, who turned a year older on Sunday, also praised the film’s lead actor Aamir Khan, director Nitesh Tiwari and producer Kiran Rao.
The ‘Neerja’ actress thanked the ‘Dangal’ team on Twitter on Monday morning:
Watching #Dangal is d best birthday gift I could get. Thanku @aamir_khan nitesh tiwari kiran rao fatima sana u r outstanding
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) September 19, 2016
She also praised the cast and crew lauding their performances and contribution:
@aamir_khan does it again. #Dangal is fantastic.Director Nitesh Tiwari d excellent writing d brilliant cast Aamirs most hearfelt performance
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) September 19, 2016
‘Dangal’ is a biographical sports drama film directed by Tiwari, who previously helmed popular films like ‘Chillar Party’ and ‘Bhootnath Returns’.
The film features Aamir portraying the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat. He will be seen playing both younger and older characters of Phogat in the film, and he had put on up to 95 kilos weight to play the older part and is currently in the process of bringing it down to around 70 kg.
