Dangal Had 5 Alternate Endings Before Final Cut?

Game Changers, hosted by Komal Nahta, recently discussed Dangal

National Award-winning filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari revealed that while writing Dangal, he along with the writers faced a challenge

as the audience knew Geeta would win the gold medal, they needed to make the story more engaging

Nitesh Tiwari revealed, "It was very alarming for us as writers, as the audience knew that Geeta was going to win the gold"

"Now, how do we make it a little difficult or different for the audience? So when what is known, how becomes important,” He continued

he explained that they decided to keep Mahavir Singh out of the finals and wrote five different versions of how that could happen

This twist made the audience wonder not if Geeta would win, but how she would win without her father’s presence

He further added, “We decided Mahavir Singh cannot be there, he has to be outside, So we wrote five different versions of what can keep him out"

"And then we finally agreed to this one as it was paying off for the national anthem," he concluded