Dangals of Crime
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Dangals of Crime

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Dangals of Crime digs beneath the surface to explore Indian wrestling's insidious links to violence and crime, and whether the sport can repair its tarnished reputation and find a way back to its ideals of fairness and honour.
IMDb 6.5/1020221 season
DocumentaryUnscriptedDark
DocumentaryUnscriptedDark
IMDb 6.5/1020221 season
Cast: Samira KanwarSushil Kumar
U/A 13+
Season 1
2 episodes

  • 1. Episode 1

    1. Episode 1

    The North Indian wrestling landscape features a revered teacher-student model that has produced some of India's most famous wrestlers. But this romanticized system is punctured with murky tales of violence and ultimately a murder.
    The North Indian wrestling landscape features a revered teacher-student model that has produced some of India's most famous wrestlers. But this romanticized system is punctured with murky tales of violence and ultimately a murder.
    U/A 13+
    25min
    Jan 27, 2022

  • 2. Episode 2

    2. Episode 2

    Experts deconstruct the roots of the wrestling-crime nexus, the role of muscle in the crime ecosystem, what pushes wrestlers to crime and who scouts them. They also look at what systemic changes are needed to keep future wrestlers away from crime.
    Experts deconstruct the roots of the wrestling-crime nexus, the role of muscle in the crime ecosystem, what pushes wrestlers to crime and who scouts them. They also look at what systemic changes are needed to keep future wrestlers away from crime.
    U/A 13+
    30min
    Jan 27, 2022
    • Dangals of Crime
    DocumentaryUnscriptedDark
    IMDb 6.5/1020221 season
    Dangals of Crime digs beneath the surface to explore Indian wrestling's insidious links to violence and crime, and whether the sport can repair its tarnished reputation and find a way back to its ideals of fairness and honour.
    Creators and Cast
    Directors
    Niyantha Shekar
    Producers
    Mandar V ParelkarNishtha GadiSiddhant GandhiKaran HindujaSamira KanwarNiharika KotwalSneha Menon
    Cast
    Samira KanwarSushil Kumar
    Studio
    discovery plus Discovery Channel
    Content advisory
    U/A 13+
    tobacco depictionsalcohol useFlashing lights and strobing patterns might affect photosensitive viewers
    Audio languages
    Englishहिन्दीবাংলাதமிழ்తెలుగుಕನ್ನಡമലയാളം
    Subtitles
    English
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