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They have portrayed me as a dummy coach in <i>Dangal</i>: P R Sondhi

'Dangal' opened to rave reviews and stupendous box office collections

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Dangal

Shakya Mitra
Dangal, the Aamir-Khan starrer sports biopic of Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters, Geeta and Babita, opened to rave reviews and stupendous box office collections. It, though, does have elements of a commercial potboiler and one of them is the negative portrayal of coach P R Kadam. The man on whom Kadam’s role is based, P R Sondhi, the former chief coach of the Indian wrestling team, spoke to Shakya Mitra about the movie and how it undermines the role of coaches. Edited excerpts: 
 
What is your reaction to the way you have been portrayed