Aamir Khan made the movie Dangal about the Phogat sisters, earned ₹2000 crores, but gave only ₹1 crore to the Phogat family – Reveals Babita Phogatpic.twitter.com/i4jTByfiq6
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Babita explained that this deal was made early on during the scripting phase, before Aamir Khan came on board as a producer. When asked about the compensation, she clarified it was far lower than the ₹20 crore some assumed, emphasizing it was about half of 10%. Despite this, Babita mentioned that her father, Mahavir Singh Phogat, prioritized respect and recognition over financial gains, saying, “We want people’s respect and love. Leave everything else.”
She also revealed that her father proposed opening a wrestling academy in Haryana after the film’s success, but Aamir’s team never gave a definitive response, and the academy never materialized. Babita credited the public, rather than the movie, for making her a household name.
Dangal, co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Aamir Khan Productions, starred Aamir as Mahavir Singh Phogat, alongside Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim, Sanya Malhotra, and Suhani Bhatnagar as the Phogat sisters. It remains one of Hindi cinema’s biggest global successes.