Aamir Khan begins shooting for 'Dangal' in Ludhiana | Entertainment, Bollywood Published Sep 24, 2015, 10:38 pm IST Updated Jan 10, 2016, 2:14 pm IST

The film that is based on the life of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, began early this week in the wrestler’s village.



The ‘mahurat shot’ was filmed in the presence of the cast, crew, producers Siddharth Roy Kapur, Amrita Pandey, Kiran Rao and the entire Phogat family.



While shooting only began later in the evening, Aamir was seen spending his day interacting with the family and Phogat himself.



Mr. Mahavir was also given the honours of clapping the film’s clapperboard as Aamir began his fist scene. In the scene, the actor held a baby in his hands while sitting on a cot.



Sakshi Tanwar, who will be playing Aamir’s wife in the movie, joined him, Babita and Geeta to posed for a 'family' photo on the sets.



The filming that is expected to go on till next year, will see Aamir transform from a young buff wrestler to an older pudgy man. The actor, who put on over 30 kilos for this role, will have to lose all the extra pounds by early next year and get

