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Aamir Khan is the new Raj Kapoor, says Rishi Kapoor after watching Dangal

MUMBAI: Veteran Indian actor Rishi Kapoor has lauded Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s new film Dangal and has tagged him as the “new Raj Kapoor”.

Rishi took to Twitter on Saturday to laud Aamir’s acting and compared him with his late father and legendary actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor.

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“@aamir_khan Saw “Dangal”For me you are the new Raj Kapoor-actor, director, producer, showman of our times. Absolutely wonderful. God Bless you!,” the actor said in a Twitter post.

Dangal, which released on December 23, has tugged at the heartstrings of audiences for its powerful portrayal of the tale of Mahavir Singh Phogat, a former wrestling national champion who, much to the disapproval of his wife and his whole village, trained his daughters Geeta and Babita to wrestle.

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Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Dangal is currently being praised by all and has even crossed the Rs 200 crore mark in just eight days since its release. The film — backed by Disney India– has collected Rs 216.12 crore at the domestic box office.

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.