Aamir Khan’s 2016 wrestling drama Dangal has been a source of inspiration for a lot of, with its story of dedication resonating deeply. One such particular person moved by the movie is Chen Shih-hsin, the primary Taiwanese athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.
In a dialog with NDTV, Chen shared how Dangal, which remains to be the highest-grossing Indian movie in China, mirrored her own life.The film stars Aamir Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat, a decided father who trains his daughters, Geeta and Babita, to change into top-notch wrestlers.
“When I watched Dangal with Chinese subtitles a few years ago, I noticed an uncanny resemblance between the wrestlers’ father and my own. My father was a hard taskmaster, much like the father portrayed in the film. I feel he was even tougher on me,” Chen said.
Chen’s father, who ran a Taekwondo training center, introduced her to martial arts at the age of five. She recalled how she despised his relentless pushing and even ran away from home. However, she later returned, and this marked the beginning of her journey to winning an Olympic gold medal, much like the journey depicted in Dangal.
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“Yes, you might call me a chip off the previous block in terms of inheriting my father’s grit and toughness, just like the characters in Dangal,” she added.
Chen Shih-hsin made historical past by profitable the gold medal within the ladies’s 49-kilogram class in taekwondo on the 2004 Summer Olympics. Now, she teaches round 100 youngsters at her Taekwondo college in Xinfeng, close to Taiwan’s semiconductor hub, Hsinchu.Dangal stays the most important worldwide field workplace success from India, grossing over Rs 2000 crore, adopted by Baahubali 2, which revamped Rs 1700 crore, and RRR, which revamped Rs 1200 crore.